theism en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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- /ˈθiː.ɪz.əm/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁sós Proto-Hellenic *tʰehós Ancient Greek θεός (theós) Ancient Greek θεο- (theo-)der. Latin theo-der. English theo- Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English theism Coined, theo- + -ism. ultimately from Ancient Greek θεός (theós, “god”). Attested in English from 1678, theist being attested 16 years earlier in 1662. Cognate French théisme, as in Diderot Principes de la philosophie morale (1745), which was probably borrowed from English.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) Belief in the existence of at least one deity.
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(countable, qualifier:strictly, uncountable) 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.
The term stands in contradistinction to theism which, in its widest sense, means belief in a personal god, goddess, gods and/or goddesses.
1999, Jeaneane D. Fowler, Humanism: Beliefs & Practices, page 66
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| theisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
antitheism · irreligiousness · atheism · irreligion · antireligiousness
Coordinates
transtheism · ignosticism · agnosticism · igtheism
Hyponyms
ditheism · cantheism · apeirotheism · panentheism · zootheism · duotheism · polytheism · pantheism · maltheism · anthropotheism · omnitheism · suitheism · dystheism · apatheism · heliotheism · hylotheism · cosmotheism · bitheism · allotheism · nontheism · tritheism · antitheism · multitheism · psychotheism · henotheism · nomotheism · egotheism · robotheism · autotheism · tetratheism · eutheism · monotheism
Relateds
theosophy · theistical · theopanism · thearchy · theists · theo- · atheism · theocracy · theistic · theistically · theist · divine · theology · divinity
Synonyms
Translations (42)
ko 유신론 (belief in existence of at least one deity) · nl theïsme (belief in existence of at least one deity) · ur خدا پرستی (belief in existence of at least one deity) · hu teizmus (belief in the existence of a personal, present and active creator God) · af theïsme (belief in existence of at least one deity) · nb teisme (belief in existence of at least one deity) · ro teism (belief in existence of at least one deity) · ja 有神論 (belief in existence of at least one deity) · de Theismus (belief in existence of at least one deity) · fr théisme (belief in existence of at least one deity) · sh teìzam (belief in existence of at least one deity) · es teísmo (belief in existence of at least one deity) · cmn 有神論 /有神论 (belief in existence of at least one deity) · cs teismus (belief in existence of at least one deity) · ca teisme (belief in existence of at least one deity) · km ទេវនិយម (belief in existence of at least one deity) · th เทวนิยม (belief in existence of at least one deity) · et teism (belief in existence of at least one deity) · la theismus (belief in existence of at least one deity) · bg вяра в бог (belief in existence of at least one deity) · vi thuyết có thần (belief in existence of at least one deity) · sv teism (belief in existence of at least one deity) · el θεϊσμός (belief in the existence of a personal, present and active creator God) · tr teizm (belief in existence of at least one deity) · ckb خواخوازی (belief in existence of at least one deity) · el θεϊσμός (belief in existence of at least one deity) · tr tanrıcılık (belief in existence of at least one deity) · fi teismi (belief in existence of at least one deity) · pl teizm (belief in existence of at least one deity) · sh теѝзам (belief in existence of at least one deity) · pt teísmo (belief in existence of at least one deity) · ru теи́зм (belief in existence of at least one deity) · io teismo (belief in existence of at least one deity) · hu teizmus (belief in existence of at least one deity) · oc teïsme (belief in existence of at least one deity) · fi teismi (belief in the existence of a personal, present and active creator God) · nn teisme (belief in existence of at least one deity) · da teisme (belief in existence of at least one deity) · pl teizm (belief in the existence of a personal, present and active creator God) · hi आस्तिकता (belief in existence of at least one deity) · eo teismo (belief in existence of at least one deity) · mr आस्तिकता (belief in existence of at least one deity)