Deist

See also: deist and deïst

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Deist, from a small place called Deisten near Celle and Hanover.

Proper noun

Deist (plural Deists)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Deist is the 40856^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 534 individuals. Deist is most common among White (98.5%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Deist”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 428.

Etymology 2

Noun

Deist (plural Deists)

1. Alternative spelling of deist

Anagrams

• diest, diets, dites, diëts, edits, sited, stied, tides

German

Etymology

See Deismus (“deism”)

Noun

Deist m (weak, genitive Deisten, plural Deisten)

1. deist

Declension

Declension of Deist [masculine, weak]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Deist	die	Deisten
genitive	eines	des	Deisten	der	Deisten
dative	einem	dem	Deisten	den	Deisten
accusative	einen	den	Deisten	die	Deisten

Derived terms

• Deistin f
• deistisch

Further reading

• “Deist” in Duden online