Belief in God is within Democrat (5)

I believe the answer is:

deism

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'belief in god' is the definition.
(deism is belief in a god or gods)

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(Other definitions for deism that I've seen before include "Belief in the existence of God" , "Belief in a god from reason not revelation" , "Belief in a creator" , "Belief in a supreme being who does not intervene in the universe" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.

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