theophilanthropist

noun

the·​o·​phi·​lan·​thro·​pist

-pəst

: a member of a deistic society established in Paris during the period of the Directory aiming to institute in place of Christianity, which had been officially abolished, a new religion affirming belief in the existence of God, in the immortality of the soul, and in virtue

Word History

Etymology

theophilanthropy + -ist

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