noun. One who believes in the existence of a personal God, but in few or none of the more special doctrines of the Christian religion; one who holds to some of the more general propositions of the Christian faith concerning the Deity, but denies revelation and the authority of the church.

noun. One who holds the opinion that there is a God, but no divine providence governing the affairs of men; one who holds that, God is not only distinct from the world, but also separated from it.

noun. Synonyms Atheist, Skeptic, etc. See infidel.

noun. One who believes in the existence of a God, but denies revealed religion; a freethinker.

noun. A person who believes in deism.

adjective. Of or relating to deism.

adjective. of or relating to deism

noun. a person who believes that God created the universe and then abandoned it

"The confusion would be understandable given that the two terms 'derivations differ merely in that deist comes from the Latin deus and theist from the Greek theos, and that both mean "god"."