deism

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The tendency was rather towards Deism.
他們總體趨向于是自然神論者：宇宙生生不息，自律自動(dòng)，但是上帝是自然運(yùn)動(dòng)的第一推動(dòng)力。
All of these concerned are the deism.
而這些就構(gòu)成了自然神論。
We must realize, however, that European Deism never took root in America.
然而，我們必須了解，歐洲的自然神論從未在美國生根。
This ignores the distinction between theism, which usually considers God as an active agent in world history, and deism, which does not.
這忽略了有神論和自然神論之間的明顯差異，前者通常把上帝當(dāng)作世界歷史的一個(gè)積極參與者，而后者則不這樣認(rèn)為。
Gradually, some aspects of the movement known as Deism gained influence among a few American intellectuals.
漸漸地，自然神論的某些方面在美國知識(shí)分子之中產(chǎn)生了影響力。

the belief in a single god who does not act to influence events, and whose existence has no connection with religions, religious buildings, or religious books, etc.