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''Dei'' is an Inflected Form of ''deus'', used in such phrases as Roman Catholic organization '' Opus Dei '' (work of God), '' Agnus Dei '' ( Lamb Of God ) and '' Dei Gratia '' ( By The Grace Of God ). It is most often the Genitive Case ("of god"), but can also be a variant of the Plural form, '' Di ''. There is another plural sometimes used, ''dii'', and a feminine form ''deae'' ("goddesses"). The word "''Deus''," through "''Dei''," is the root of , and Polydeism , ironically all of which are theories in which any divine figure is ''absent'' from intervening in human affairs. This curious circumstance originates from the use of the word "deism" in the 17th and 18th centuries as a contrast to the prevailing " Theism ", belief in an actively intervening God: Followers of these theories, and occasionally followers of . There, the term ''Deus'' has replaced God in the 31st Century, the word God being associated with religious fanaticism. The prevailing religious view in Clarke's story is Deism . St. Jerome translated the Hebrew Word Elohim (אֱלוֹהִים , אלהים) into Latin as ''Deus''. Not all uses of the word are positive. In Cartesian Philosophy , the phrase ''deus deceptor'' is sometimes used to discuss the possibility of an evil God that seeks to deceive us. This character is related to a Skeptical argument as to how much we can really know if an Evil Genius were attempting to thwart our knowledge. Another is the '' Deus Otiosus '' ("idle god"), a theological concept used to describe the belief in a creator god who largely retires from the world and is no longer involved in its daily operation. A similar concept is that of the ''deus absconditus'' ("hidden god") of Thomas Aquinas . Both refer to a deity whose existence is not readily knowable by humans through either contemplation or examination of divine actions. The concept of ''deus otiosus'' often suggests a god who has grown weary from involvement in this world and who has been replaced by younger, more active gods, whereas ''deus absconditus'' suggests a god who has consciously left this world to hide elsewhere. COMMON EXPRESSIONS
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