Theists

the·ism (th

Belief in the existence of a god or gods, especially belief in a personal God as creator and ruler of the world.

theist n.

the·istic, the·isti·cal adj.

the·isti·cal·ly adv.

theism [ˈθiːɪzəm]

1. (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) the form of the belief in one God as the transcendent creator and ruler of the universe that does not necessarily entail further belief in divine revelation Compare deism

2. (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) the belief in the existence of a God or gods Compare atheism

[from Greek theos god + -ism]

theist n & adj

theistic , theistical adj

theistically adv

theism

1. a belief in the existence of God or gods.
2. a belief in one god as creator and ruler of the universe, without rejection of special revelation. Cf. deism. — theism, n.

See also: God and Gods

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun

theism - the doctrine or belief in the existence of a God or gods

faith, religion, religious belief - a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality"

monotheism - belief in a single God

polytheism - belief in multiple Gods

pantheism - the doctrine or belief that God is the universe and its phenomena (taken or conceived of as a whole) or the doctrine that regards the universe as a manifestation of God

pantheism - (rare) worship that admits or tolerates all gods

atheism, godlessness - the doctrine or belief that there is no God

Translations

theism [ˈθiːɪzəm] N → teísmo m

theism

n → Theismus m

theism [ˈθiːɪzəm] n → teismo

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My first response is that it's not so easy to bundle people's positions; make your way down that list of issues and you find more and more "moderate" theists falling away.

The issue at hand by Bardi, Jennifer / The Humanist

After Darwin, theists simply broadened the scope of their argument to say that it was not the pattern of living things that proved the case for God, but 'Me intelligibility of the natural world as a whole.

Galileo did not get sent to jail by USA Today (Magazine)

The framers of the Constitution were men of various religious persuasions--Christians, Unitarians, deists, theists and possibly some agnostics and atheists.

Illicit license: why four clergy and other religious croups ... by Jones, Neal / Church & State

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