"Deist" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Deists [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from German Deist, from a small place called Deisten near Celle and Hanover. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Deist}} German Deist Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Deist (plural Deists)
  1. A surname from German.
    Sense id: en-Deist-en-name-gISmo46Y Categories (other): English surnames, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 47 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: Deists [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Deist (plural Deists)
  1. Alternative spelling of deist Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: deist
    Sense id: en-Deist-en-noun-CWIXZMxT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ist, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ist: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 63
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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