deism dâdâr-bâvari (#), izad-bâvari Fr.: déisme 1) Belief in the existence of a → God on the evidence of
→ reason and → nature only,
with rejection of supernatural revelation (distinguished from
→ theism). From Fr. déisme, from L. de(us) "god," → deity, + → -ism. Dâdâr-bâvari, from dâdâr "creator," → author, + bâvari, → ism; izad-bâvari, from izad "god," → deity. |
polydeism bol-dâdâr-bâvari, cand-dâdâr-bâvari Fr.: polydéisme A kind of → deism according to which multiple deities created the Universe, but do not interact with the physical world. → polytheism. |