Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deistic

/deɪˈɪstɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

Syllables: deis-tic
IPA: /deɪˈɪstɪk/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to deism.

adj

Alternative letter-case form of deistic.

Example Sentences

"The mystic is one to whom the unitive, pantheistic, or at least the panentheistic, aspects of the divinity are as congenial as the deistic, polytheistic, and anthropomorphic aspects are to the institutional mind."
"Sometimes these sagas and anecdotes are touched with ribaldry, or with excessive obscenity, according to the times, and sometimes they are rooted in obscure but still verifiable deistic concepts."

Etymology

Etymology tree English deist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English deistic From deist + -ic.

Inflected Forms

more deistic (comparative) most deistic (superlative)

Derived Forms

deistically deisticness nondeistic polydeistic semideistic undeistic

Phrases

deistic evolution deistic evolutionism deistic evolutionist

Synonyms

deist

Questions

How do you pronounce deistic?: The recorded pronunciation is /deɪˈɪstɪk/.
What does deistic mean?: Of or relating to deism.
Where does deistic come from?: Etymology tree English deist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English deistic From deist + -ic.

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