THEISM

theism

(noun) the doctrine or belief in the existence of a God or gods

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

theism (countable and uncountable, plural theisms)

Belief in the existence of at least one deity.

(narrowly) Belief in the existence of a personal creator god, goddess, gods and/or goddesses present and active in the governance and organization of the world and the universe. The God may be known by or through revelation.

Hyponyms

• apatheism

• bitheism

• duotheism

• dystheism

• henotheism

• maltheism

• monotheism

• panentheism

• pantheism

• polytheism

• suitheism

• tetratheism

• tritheism

Etymology 2

Noun

theism (uncountable) (pathology)

A morbid condition resulting from excessive consumption of tea.

Synonyms

• theaism

• theinism

Coordinate terms

• caffeinism

Anagrams

• Themis, Thiems, hemist, mithes

Source: Wiktionary


The"ism, n. Etym: [From Gr. théisme. Cf. Enthusiasm, Pantheon, Theology.]

Definition: The belief or acknowledgment of the existence of a God, as opposed to atheism, pantheism, or polytheism.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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