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Most of them are these vague references to a kind of deist God.

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2020

Thomas Jefferson, a deist who rejected the divinity of Christ, bridled when he was called an atheist by his opponents.

From Washington Post • May 8, 2019

“It’s a philosophy, a way of looking at life. Olga was an atheist, but I am a deist, like our founding fathers. I’m not against Christians; I’m just not one.”

From Washington Times • Mar. 10, 2015

However, he urged Nigerians to "remain calm and deist from violence and any activity which will compound this unfortunate development".

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2015

We have now bigoted monks of atheism, grand-inquisitors of infidelity, who would have bound Voltaire to the stake because he was at heart an obstinate deist.

From The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine by Heine, Heinrich