deism

Meaning

Noun

• A philosophical belief in the existence of a god (or goddess) knowable through human reason; especially, a belief in a creator god unaccompanied by any belief in supernatural phenomena or specific religious doctrines.
• Belief in a god who ceased to intervene with existence after acting as the cause of the cosmos.

Origin

• From French déisme, from Latin deus ("god, deity") -ism.