deïst

deïst (plural deïsts)

1. Rare spelling of deist.
   • 1771, “Letter V”, in The Apology of Benjamin Ben Mordecai to His Friends for Embracing Christianity; in Seven Letters to Elisha Levi, Merchant, of Amsterdam, London: Printed for J. Wilkie, […], page 46:

     The act of Forgiveneſs is therefore ſuppoſed to be right, both by the Chriſtian and Deïſt; and they only differ in the method of it.

   • 1871, Martin Reed, “Part I. The Chronology of Modern History; with Genealogical and Statistical Tables”, in A Manual of Systematic History, London: Jarrold & Sons, […], pages 94, 96:

     Herbert is called “the Father of Deïsts. […] Hobbes was a “free-thinker,” but not a Deïst or Atheist.

   • 1880, “The Triumph of Faith”, in Alexander B. Grosart, editor, The Complete Works of Joshuah Sylvester […], volume II, Edinburgh University Press: Thomas and Archibald Constable, […], “Canto II”, “45”, page 16, column 1:

     Shall I conceal Servetus, and the train / Of those Deïsts that in Sarmatia swarms: / And (Kingling) Muncer, that with frantick arms, / Founds hundred sorts of Anabaptists vain?

   • 1935, Stephen Taylor, editor, Who’s Who in Central and East-Europe, The Central European Times Publishing Co. Ltd., page 893, column 1:

     […] “The Documents of Czech Deïsts XVIII. and XIX. cent.”; […]

• diest, diets, dites, diëts, edits, sited, stied, tides

Borrowed from French déiste.

• IPA^(key): /deːˈɪst/

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• Hyphenation: de‧ist

deïst m (plural deïsten, diminutive deïstje n)

1. deist

• deïstisch