Voltaire or Thomas Paine, e.g. Crossword Clue

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Voltaire or Thomas Paine, e.g. Crossword Answer

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(adjective)
1. of or relating to deism
(noun)
1. a person who believes that God created the universe and then abandoned it

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

VOLTAIRE (noun)
1. French writer who was the embodiment of 18th century Enlightenment (1694-1778)
PAINE (noun)
1. American Revolutionary leader and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1731-1814)
2. American Revolutionary leader and pamphleteer (born in England) who supported the American colonist’s fight for independence and supported the French Revolution (1737-1809)

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