theo-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly.

Forms: before a vowel the-.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: French théo-; Latin theo-; Greek θεο-.

Etymology: < (i) French théo- (in e.g. théodicée theodicy n.), and its etymon (ii) classical Latin theo- (in e.g. theologus theologue n.), and its etymon (iii) ancient Greek θεο-, combining form (in e.g. θεομαχία theomachy n.) of θεός God ( < the same Indo-European base as classical Latin fēria feria n., fānum fane n.², and Armenian di-k' gods); compare -o- connective.Compare German theo-.

In many compounds adopted from, or formed on the analogy of, Greek, or from Greek (rarely Latin or other) elements. See in their alphabetical places theanthropic adj., theocracy n., theology n., theosophy n., etc.

theo-anthropomorphic adj.

Brit.

/ˌθiːəʊanθrəpəˈmɔːfɪk/

U.S.

/ˌθioʊˌænθrəpəˈmɔrfɪk/

pertaining to gods in human form.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > [adjective] > ascribed human nature > ascribed human form or attributes

anthropomorphic1802

anthropomorphical1831

theo-anthropomorphic1873

1873 A. M. Fairbairn Stud. Philos. Relig. & Hist. (1876) 349 The Hellenic mind..created those theo-anthropomorphic doctrines.

theo-anthropomorphism n.

Brit.

/ˌθiːəʊanθrəpəˈmɔːfɪz(ə)m/

U.S.

/ˌθioʊˌænθrəpəˈmɔrˌfɪz(ə)m/

cf. anthropomorphic adj., anthropomorphism n.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > aspects of faith > doctrine > doctrine concerning God or a god > [noun] > theoanthropomorphism

theo-anthropomorphism1873

1873 A. M. Fairbairn Stud. Philos. Relig. & Hist. (1876) 348 The one contributed the Monotheism, the other the Theo-anthropomorphism, which lie at the basis of Christianity.

theo-astrological adj.

Brit.

/ˌθiːəʊastrəˈlɒdʒᵻkl/

U.S.

/ˌθioʊˌæstrəˈlɑdʒək(ə)l/

of or pertaining to astrology theologically treated.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > astrology > judicial astrology > [adjective] > theological

theo-astrological1833

society > faith > aspects of faith > theology > systems of theology > [adjective] > with another subject

theo-astrological1833

theogeological1852

theophilosophic1901

1833 Fraser's Mag. 8 572 Their theo-astrological mythologies, and their symbolical mysteries.

theocentric adj.

Brit.

/ˌθiːə(ʊ)ˈsɛntrɪk/

U.S.

/ˌθioʊˈsɛntrɪk/

centring or centred in God; having God as its centre.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > aspects of faith > doctrine > doctrine concerning God or a god > [adjective] > theocentric

theocentric1886

1886 M. Valentine in Homilet. Rev. Oct. 283 The old Theocentric Calvinism, in which every thing was made to revolve about the divine sovereignty.

1893 A. M. Fairbairn Place Christ in Mod. Theol. ii. i. 301 This theology must..be as regards source Christocentric, but as regards object or matter Theocentric.

theocentrism n.

Brit.

/ˌθiːə(ʊ)ˈsɛntrɪz(ə)m/

U.S.

/ˌθiəˈsɛnˌtrɪz(ə)m/

/ˌθioʊˈsɛnˌtrɪz(ə)m/

theocentric doctrine or belief, also (occasionally)

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > aspects of faith > doctrine > doctrine concerning God or a god > [noun] > theocentrism

theocentricism1925

theocentrism1930

theocentricity1950

1930 Monument to St. Augustine viii. 272 The apparent theocentrism of the Calvinist ‘glory of God’.

1941 A. Huxley Grey Eminence iii. 79 Theocentrism produces better ethical results than anthropocentrism and moralism.

theocentricism n.

Brit.

/ˌθiːə(ʊ)ˈsɛntrᵻsɪz(ə)m/

U.S.

/ˌθiəˈsɛntrəˌsɪz(ə)m/

/ˌθioʊˈsɛntrəˌsɪz(ə)m/

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > aspects of faith > doctrine > doctrine concerning God or a god > [noun] > theocentrism

theocentricism1925

theocentrism1930

theocentricity1950

1925 E. Underhill Mystics of Church x. 205 The best traditions of French spirituality, its lofty theocentricism.

theochristic adj.

Brit.

/ˌθiːə(ʊ)ˈkrɪstɪk/

U.S.

/ˌθiəˈkrɪstɪk/

/ˌθioʊˈkrɪstɪk/

anointed by God (Webster 1864). [After Hellenistic Greek θεόχριστος.]

theo-collectivist adj.

Brit.

/ˌθiːə(ʊ)kəˈlɛktᵻvɪst/

U.S.

/ˌθioʊkəˈlɛktəvəst/

of the nature of collectivism as divinely instituted.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > politics > political philosophy > socialism > [adjective] > collectivism > specific

theo-collectivist1901

1901 Daily Chron. 30 Aug. 3/4 Massachusetts with its township government centreing round the church, its theo-collectivist modes of thought.

theo-democracy n.

Brit.

/ˌθiːə(ʊ)dᵻˈmɒkrəsi/

U.S.

/ˌθioʊdəˈmɑkrəsi/

a democracy under divine rule.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > a or the state > [noun] > state ruled by the people > types of

rota1660

theo-democracy1831

banana republic1935

1831 Ann. Reg. 1830 Hist. Europe 244/2 The cajolery or intimidation..employed by the priests to make their flocks join the faction of (what one of them called) the theo-democracy.

1853 F. Lieber On Civil Liberty xxiv. 242 The Mormons themselves call their government a theo-democracy.

theo-drama n.

Brit.

/ˌθiːəʊˈdrɑːmə/

/ˈθiːəʊˌdrɑːmə/

U.S.

/ˌθioʊˈdrɑmə/

/ˈθioʊˌdrɑmə/

a drama in which the actors are gods.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > a play > [noun] > other types of play

king play1469

king game1504

historya1509

chronicle history1600

monology1608

horseplaya1627

piscatory1631

stock play1708

petite pièce1712

mimic1724

ballad opera1730

ballad farce1735

benefit-play1740

potboiler1783

monodrama1793

extravaganza1797

theo-drama1801

monodrame1803

proverb1803

stock piece1804

bespeak1807

ticket-night1812

dramaticle1813

monopolylogue1819

pièce d'occasion1830

interlude1831

mimea1834

costume piece1834

mummers' play1849

history play1850

gag-piece1860

music drama1874

well-made1881

playlet1884

two-decker1884

slum1885

kinderspiel1886

thrill1886

knockabout1887

two-hander1888

front-piece1889

thriller1889

shadow-play1890

mime play1894

problem play1894

one-acter1895

sex play1899

chronicle drama1902

thesis-play1902

star vehicle1904

folk-play1905

radio play1908

tab1915

spy play1919

one-act1920

pièce à thèse1923

dance-drama1924

a mess of plottage1926

turkey1927

weepie1928

musical1930

cliffhanger1931

mime drama1931

triangle drama1931

weeper1934

spine-chiller1940

starrer1941

scorcher1942

teleplay1947

straw-hatter1949

pièce noire1951

pièce rose1951

tab show1951

conversation piece1952

psychodrama1956

whydunit1968

mystery play1975

State of the Nation1980

1801 W. Taylor in J. W. Robberds Mem. W. Taylor (1843) I. 389 A theo-drama or..an epic poem, where all the actors are gods.

theogeological adj.

Brit.

/ˌθiːə(ʊ)dʒɪəˈlɒdʒᵻkl/

U.S.

/ˌθioʊˌdʒiəˈlɑdʒək(ə)l/

of or pertaining to geology as accommodated to theological tenets.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > earth sciences > theory of formation of earth > [adjective] > theory accommodated to theology

theogeological1852

society > faith > aspects of faith > theology > systems of theology > [adjective] > with another subject

theo-astrological1833

theogeological1852

theophilosophic1901

1852 R. Knox Great Artists & Anat. 43 A theory or two was forced on him [Cuvier] by the theo-geological school of England, which were not his.

theognostic n.

Brit.

/ˌθiːɒɡˈnɒstɪk/

U.S.

/ˌθiɑɡˈnɑstɪk/

one who holds that God is knowable. [After agnostic n.; compare Hellenistic Greek θεόγνωστος known of God.]

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > aspects of faith > doctrine > doctrine concerning God or a god > [noun] > theognostic

theognostic1898

1898 Chicago Advance 14 Apr. 491/3 Is man by..his powers..an Agnostic or a Theo-gnostic?

theohuman adj.

Brit.

/ˌθiːə(ʊ)ˈhjuːmən/

U.S.

/ˌθiəˈ(h)jumən/

/ˌθioʊˈ(h)jumən/

both divine and human; that is God as well as man.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > [adjective] > and divine

theohuman1848

the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > the Trinity > the Son or Christ > [adjective] > relating to or having dual personality

theandric1612

theanthropic1652

theandrical1656

theohuman1848

enhypostatic1889

1848 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 3) 109 Thou art and livest, man-god, Christ!.. The Theohuman Being.

theoktonic adj.

Brit.

/ˌθiːɒkˈtɒnɪk/

U.S.

/ˌθiɑkˈtɑnɪk/

of or pertaining to theoktony.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > death > [adjective] > death of gods

theoktonic1875

the world > life > death > killing > killing of type of person > [adjective] > of other specific types

deicidal1848

theoktonic1875

giganticidal1891

1875 R. B. Anderson Norse Mythol. iii. 60 The Eddas have a theoktonic myth.

theoktony n.

Brit.

/θɪˈɒktəni/

U.S.

/θiˈɑktəni/

(Christian Church) killing or death of the gods. [Compare medieval Greek θεοκτονία.]

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > death > [noun] > of gods

theoktony1875

the world > life > death > killing > killing of type of person > [noun] > of other specific types

deicide1611

negrocide1852

giganticide1860

theoktony1875

termination1969

1875 R. B. Anderson Norse Mythol. iii. 60 Ends with a theoktony (death of the gods).

theomammonist n.

Brit.

/ˌθiːə(ʊ)ˈmamənɪst/

U.S.

/ˌθiəˈmæmənəst/

/ˌθioʊˈmæmənəst/

(see quot.).

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > kinds of worship > [noun] > of wealth > worshipper of God and Mammon

theomammonist1804

the mind > possession > wealth > wealth or riches > [noun] > worship of wealth > one who > and God

theomammonist1804

1804 S. T. Coleridge Let. to T. Poole in Lett. (1895) 455 Such men I aptly christen Theo-mammonists, that is, those who at once worship God and Mammon.

theomania n.

Brit.

/ˌθiːə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪə/

U.S.

/ˌθiəˈmeɪniə/

/ˌθioʊˈmeɪniə/

religious mania; also, demonomania. [Compare post-classical Latin theomania (1781 or earlier), Hellenistic Greek θεομανία madness caused or inspired by God.]

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > a devil > [noun] > demonomania

demonomania1800

theomania1853

the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [noun] > irrational loves and desires

crack1601

plutomania1652

hippomania1780

hydromania1803

zoomania1807

craze1813

musicomania1833

musomania1833

nostomania1835

gamomania1841

dipsomania1843

mesmero-mania1843

theomania1853

opsomania1857

potomania1858

opiomania1868

polemomania1874

xenomania1879

oenomania1897

Pygmalionism1905

urolagnia1906

claustrophilia1926

Undinism1928

leprophilia1953

leprophilia1963

thanatophilia1974

society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > rapture > [noun] > religious mania

theomania1853

1853 R. Dunglison Med. Lexicon (ed. 9) Theomania, demonomania.

1890 J. S. Billings National Med. Dict. II Theomania, religious monomania.

theomaniac n.

Brit.

/ˌθiːə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪak/

U.S.

/ˌθiəˈmeɪniˌæk/

/ˌθioʊˈmeɪniˌæk/

one affected with theomania.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [noun] > irrational loves and desires > person

opsomaniac1842

hippomaniac1850

oenomaniac1857

dipsomaniac1858

theomaniac1863

xenomaniac1879

bibliokleptomaniac1881

opiomaniac1889

nosophile1895

dipso1923

power maniac1943

leprophil1959

society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > rapture > [noun] > person > one affected with religious mania

theomaniac1863

1863 C. Reade Hard Cash III. ii. 53 Dr. Wycherley..put down any man a lunatic, whose intellect was manifestly superior to his own... Nor did the dead escape him entirely. Pascal, according to Wycherley, was a madman with an illusion about a precipice... Joan of Arc a theomaniac.

1879 A. C. Swinburne Study of Shakespeare iii. 214 The brutallest unwashed theomaniac of the Thebaid.

theomastix n.

Brit.

/ˌθiːə(ʊ)ˈmastɪks/

U.S.

/ˌθiəˈmæstɪks/

/ˌθioʊˈmæstɪks/

the scourge of (i.e. appointed by) God. [Compare French theomastix (1627 or earlier).]

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > activities of God > [noun] > trial or punishment by > scourge

scourgea1382

whipc1386

theomastix1634

1634 T. Carew Cœlum Britanicum 5 My Offices and Titles are, The Supreme Theomastix, Hupercrittique of manners.

theometry n.

Brit.

/θɪˈɒmᵻtri/

U.S.

/θiˈɑmətri/

measurement or estimation of God.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > [noun] > measurement or estimation of

theometry1881

1881 D. G. Rossetti Sooth-say xii The Power that fashions man Measured not out thy little span For thee to take the meting-rod In turn, and so approve on God Thy science of Theometry.

theomicrist n.

Brit.

/θɪˈɒmᵻkrɪst/

U.S.

/θiˈɑməkrəst/

one who belittles God. [ < theo- comb. form + ancient Greek μικρός little (see micro- comb. form) + -ist suffix.]

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > [noun] > belittler of

mock-God1601

theomicrist1834

1834 T. De Quincey S. T. Coleridge in Tait's Edinb. Mag. Nov. 688/1 He had defended Christianity against the vile blasphemers and impotent theomichrists of the day.

theomisanthropist n.

Brit.

/ˌθiːəʊmᵻˈsanθrəpɪst/

/ˌθiːəʊmᵻˈzanθrəpɪst/

U.S.

/ˌθioʊməˈsænθrəpəst/

one who hates God and man.Apparently an isolated use. [After theophilanthropist n.]

ΚΠ

1831 R. Southey in Q. Rev. Jan. 113 Those who (in reference to the appellation of a sect, not more presumptuous, and somewhat less impious) deserve to be called the Theomisanthropists.

theomonism n.

Brit.

/ˌθiːə(ʊ)ˈmɒnɪz(ə)m/

U.S.

/ˌθiəˈmɑˌnɪz(ə)m/

/ˌθiəˈmoʊˌnɪz(ə)m/

/ˌθioʊˈmɑˌnɪz(ə)m/

/ˌθioʊˈmoʊˌnɪz(ə)m/

a monism which recognizes God.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > aspects of faith > doctrine > doctrine concerning God or a god > [noun]

demonism1699

theomonism1906

1906 F. Ballard (title) Theomonism True: God and the Universe in Modern Light.

1908 Daily News 7 Feb. 4/2 Mr. Ballard..calls it sometimes theism and sometimes theomonism.

theopanphilist n.

Brit.

/ˌθiːə(ʊ)ˈpanfᵻlɪst/

U.S.

/ˌθiəˈpænfələst/

/ˌθioʊˈpænfələst/

(see quot.).

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > aspects of faith > doctrine > doctrine concerning God or a god > [noun] > pantheism > theopanphilist

theopanphilist1833

1833 Fraser's Mag. 8 570 The initiati called themselves Theopanphilists, those who believed in the universal exhibition of the Divinity in characters of love.

theopantism n.

Brit.

/ˌθiːə(ʊ)ˈpantɪz(ə)m/

U.S.

/ˌθiəˈpænˌtɪz(ə)m/

/ˌθioʊˈpænˌtɪz(ə)m/

(a) see quot. 1864; (b) the doctrine that God is all that exists: = pantheism n. [ < theo- comb. form + ancient Greek παντ- , πᾶς all (see pan- comb. form) + -ism suffix, after German Theopantism (1837 or earlier).]

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > aspects of faith > doctrine > doctrine concerning God or a god > [noun] > pantheism

pantheism1702

cosmotheisma1834

theopantism1864

society > faith > aspects of faith > doctrine > doctrine concerning God or a god > [noun] > pantheism > theopantism

theopantism1864

1864 N. West in Homilet. Rev. (1886) May 407 It is true to teach Theopantism, or that God is in all things.

1873 A. M. Fairbairn Stud. Philos. Relig. & Hist. (1877) 392 It may evolve an Akosmism or Theopantism which is but the apotheosis of nature.

theophile n.

Brit.

/ˈθiːə(ʊ)fʌɪl/

U.S.

/ˈθiəˌfaɪl/

one beloved of God; also, one who loves God. [Compare ancient Greek θεοϕιλής dear to the gods, in Hellenistic Greek also ‘that loves God’.]

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > [noun] > worshipper

heryera950

loutera1340

worshipperc1384

honourera1425

praiserc1452

fearer1535

adorer1572

sectary1590

churchgoer1598

thanksgivera1622

votary1639

theophile1647

God-fearer1668

theophilist1677

sacricolist1727

kirk-goer1754

bhakta1828

1647 J. Howell New Vol. of Lett. 104 Afflictions are the portion of the best Theophiles.

theophilist n.

Brit.

/θɪˈɒfᵻlɪst/

U.S.

/θiˈɑfələst/

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > [noun] > worshipper

heryera950

loutera1340

worshipperc1384

honourera1425

praiserc1452

fearer1535

adorer1572

sectary1590

churchgoer1598

thanksgivera1622

votary1639

theophile1647

God-fearer1668

theophilist1677

sacricolist1727

kirk-goer1754

bhakta1828

1677 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. III iii. 84 Virtuose persons..are Theophilists, or beloved of God.

theophilosophic adj.

Brit.

/ˌθiːə(ʊ)fɪləˈsɒfɪk/

U.S.

/ˌθioʊˌfɪləˈsɑfɪk/

that applies philosophy to theology.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > aspects of faith > theology > systems of theology > [adjective] > with another subject

theo-astrological1833

theogeological1852

theophilosophic1901

18.. Milman is cited by Worcester as using *theophilosophic.

1901 W. Macintosh Rabbi Jesus 182 With the dawn of Christianity the theophilosophic train of thought was carried onward and upward into a higher, nobler, purer channel.

theophoric adj.

Brit.

/ˌθiːə(ʊ)ˈfɒrɪk/

U.S.

/ˌθiəˈfɔrɪk/

/ˌθioʊˈfɔrɪk/

= theophorous adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > naming > name or appellation > [adjective] > of a name: containing that of a god

theophoric1891

theophorous1903

1891 T. K. Cheyne Origin & Relig. Contents Psalter vi. 303 Such shortened forms of theophoric names as Ahaz for Jehoahaz.

theophorous adj.

Brit.

/θɪˈɒf(ə)rəs/

U.S.

/θiˈɑf(ə)rəs/

bearing or containing the name of a god. [Compare classical Latin theophorus (probably) person who carries the image of the deity in a procession (attested in an inscription), ancient Greek θεοϕόρος bearing or carrying a god, possessed by a god, inspired, in Hellenistic Greek also (of names) derived from a god.]

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > naming > name or appellation > [adjective] > of a name: containing that of a god

theophoric1891

theophorous1903

1903 Expositor May 323 We are left for conjecture to the theophorous names of her kings.

1908 Expositor Jan. 95 Yahu..is familiar enough from Hebrew theophorous names.

theophysical adj.

Brit.

/ˌθiːə(ʊ)ˈfɪzᵻkl/

U.S.

/ˌθiəˈfɪzək(ə)l/

/ˌθioʊˈfɪzək(ə)l/

physical, but ordered by God.Apparently an isolated use.

ΚΠ

1775 J. Adair Hist. Amer. Indians 129 By the time that this theo-physical operation is performed on a patient [i.e. breaking his neck on pretence that it is the Divine will].

theopsychism n.

Brit.

/ˌθiːə(ʊ)ˈsʌɪkᵻz(ə)m/

U.S.

/ˌθiəˈsaɪˌkɪz(ə)m/

/ˌθioʊˈsaɪˌkɪz(ə)m/

ascription of a divine nature to the soul. [ < theo- comb. form + psyche n. + -ism suffix; compare anthropopsychism n.]

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > soul > doctrines concerning the soul > [noun] > theopsychism

theopsychism1896

1896 Duke of Argyll Philos. Belief vi. 253 It may be said..that ‘theopsychism’ attributed to man, is the real explanation of what is called the anthropomorphism attributed in the Hebrew scriptures to the mind and will of God.

theotaurine adj.

Brit.

/ˌθiːə(ʊ)ˈtɔːrʌɪn/

U.S.

/ˌθiəˈtɔˌraɪn/

/ˌθioʊˈtɔˌraɪn/

of or pertaining to a god in the form of a bull. [Compare Hellenistic Greek θεόταυρος god-bull, a title of Zeus.]

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > [adjective] > in animal form

theotaurine1808

zoomorphic1880

theriomorphic1882

therianthropic1886

1808 R. Southey Select. from Lett. (1856) II. 368 When..prepared for the food of man, it..resembleth entirely in its appearance the theo-taurine compost from whence it sprung.

theoteleology n.

Brit.

/ˌθiːə(ʊ)tiːlɪˈɒlədʒi/

/ˌθiːə(ʊ)tɛlɪˈɒlədʒi/

U.S.

/ˌθioʊˌtɛliˈɑlədʒi/

/ˌθioʊˌtiliˈɑlədʒi/

the doctrine of the divine direction of nature to an appointed end.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > aspects of faith > doctrine > doctrine concerning God or a god > [noun] > theoteleology

theoteleology1903

1903 L. F. Ward Pure Sociol. iii. xvi. 465 A doctrine that afterwards took the name of teleology,..would be better called theoteleology, since it simply postulates a power outside of nature directing it toward some end.

theoteleological adj.

Brit.

/ˌθiːə(ʊ)tiːlɪəˈlɒdʒᵻkl/

/ˌθiːə(ʊ)tɛlɪəˈlɒdʒᵻkl/

U.S.

/ˌθioʊˌtɛliəˈlɑdʒək(ə)l/

/ˌθioʊˌtiliəˈlɑdʒək(ə)l/

Draft additions 1993

theocentricity n.

Brit.

/ˌθiːə(ʊ)sɛnˈtrɪsᵻti/

U.S.

/ˌθioʊˌsɛnˈtrɪsᵻdi/

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > aspects of faith > doctrine > doctrine concerning God or a god > [noun] > theocentrism

theocentricism1925

theocentrism1930

theocentricity1950

1950 Sc. Jrnl. Theol. 3 3 At the outset of his argument the theocentricity of Luther's approach becomes apparent.

1979 F. T. Griffiths Theocritus at Court 117 For the common man the theocentricity of this society supports the widening popular hopes for immortality.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	theo-
释义	theo-comb. form Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Forms: before a vowel the-. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: French théo-; Latin theo-; Greek θεο-. Etymology: < (i) French théo- (in e.g. théodicée theodicy n.), and its etymon (ii) classical Latin theo- (in e.g. theologus theologue n.), and its etymon (iii) ancient Greek θεο-, combining form (in e.g. θεομαχία theomachy n.) of θεός God ( < the same Indo-European base as classical Latin fēria feria n., fānum fane n.², and Armenian di-k' gods); compare -o- connective.Compare German theo-. In many compounds adopted from, or formed on the analogy of, Greek, or from Greek (rarely Latin or other) elements. See in their alphabetical places theanthropic adj., theocracy n., theology n., theosophy n., etc. theo-anthropomorphic adj. Brit. /ˌθiːəʊanθrəpəˈmɔːfɪk/ , U.S. /ˌθioʊˌænθrəpəˈmɔrfɪk/ pertaining to gods in human form. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > [adjective] > ascribed human nature > ascribed human form or attributes anthropomorphic1802 anthropomorphical1831 theo-anthropomorphic1873 1873 A. M. Fairbairn Stud. Philos. Relig. & Hist. (1876) 349 The Hellenic mind..created those theo-anthropomorphic doctrines. theo-anthropomorphism n. Brit. /ˌθiːəʊanθrəpəˈmɔːfɪz(ə)m/ , U.S. /ˌθioʊˌænθrəpəˈmɔrˌfɪz(ə)m/ cf. anthropomorphic adj., anthropomorphism n. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > doctrine > doctrine concerning God or a god > [noun] > theoanthropomorphism theo-anthropomorphism1873 1873 A. M. Fairbairn Stud. Philos. Relig. & Hist. (1876) 348 The one contributed the Monotheism, the other the Theo-anthropomorphism, which lie at the basis of Christianity. theo-astrological adj. Brit. /ˌθiːəʊastrəˈlɒdʒᵻkl/ , U.S. /ˌθioʊˌæstrəˈlɑdʒək(ə)l/ of or pertaining to astrology theologically treated. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > astrology > judicial astrology > [adjective] > theological theo-astrological1833 society > faith > aspects of faith > theology > systems of theology > [adjective] > with another subject theo-astrological1833 theogeological1852 theophilosophic1901 1833 Fraser's Mag. 8 572 Their theo-astrological mythologies, and their symbolical mysteries. theocentric adj. Brit. /ˌθiːə(ʊ)ˈsɛntrɪk/ , U.S. /ˌθioʊˈsɛntrɪk/ centring or centred in God; having God as its centre. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > doctrine > doctrine concerning God or a god > [adjective] > theocentric theocentric1886 1886 M. Valentine in Homilet. Rev. Oct. 283 The old Theocentric Calvinism, in which every thing was made to revolve about the divine sovereignty. 1893 A. M. Fairbairn Place Christ in Mod. Theol. ii. i. 301 This theology must..be as regards source Christocentric, but as regards object or matter Theocentric. theocentrism n. Brit. /ˌθiːə(ʊ)ˈsɛntrɪz(ə)m/ , U.S. /ˌθiəˈsɛnˌtrɪz(ə)m/ , /ˌθioʊˈsɛnˌtrɪz(ə)m/ theocentric doctrine or belief, also (occasionally) ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > doctrine > doctrine concerning God or a god > [noun] > theocentrism theocentricism1925 theocentrism1930 theocentricity1950 1930 Monument to St. Augustine viii. 272 The apparent theocentrism of the Calvinist ‘glory of God’. 1941 A. Huxley Grey Eminence iii. 79 Theocentrism produces better ethical results than anthropocentrism and moralism. theocentricism n. Brit. /ˌθiːə(ʊ)ˈsɛntrᵻsɪz(ə)m/ , U.S. /ˌθiəˈsɛntrəˌsɪz(ə)m/ , /ˌθioʊˈsɛntrəˌsɪz(ə)m/ ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > doctrine > doctrine concerning God or a god > [noun] > theocentrism theocentricism1925 theocentrism1930 theocentricity1950 1925 E. Underhill Mystics of Church x. 205 The best traditions of French spirituality, its lofty theocentricism. theochristic adj. Brit. /ˌθiːə(ʊ)ˈkrɪstɪk/ , U.S. /ˌθiəˈkrɪstɪk/ , /ˌθioʊˈkrɪstɪk/ anointed by God (Webster 1864). [After Hellenistic Greek θεόχριστος.] theo-collectivist adj. Brit. /ˌθiːə(ʊ)kəˈlɛktᵻvɪst/ , U.S. /ˌθioʊkəˈlɛktəvəst/ of the nature of collectivism as divinely instituted. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > political philosophy > socialism > [adjective] > collectivism > specific theo-collectivist1901 1901 Daily Chron. 30 Aug. 3/4 Massachusetts with its township government centreing round the church, its theo-collectivist modes of thought. theo-democracy n. Brit. /ˌθiːə(ʊ)dᵻˈmɒkrəsi/ , U.S. /ˌθioʊdəˈmɑkrəsi/ a democracy under divine rule. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > a or the state > [noun] > state ruled by the people > types of rota1660 theo-democracy1831 banana republic1935 1831 Ann. Reg. 1830 Hist. Europe 244/2 The cajolery or intimidation..employed by the priests to make their flocks join the faction of (what one of them called) the theo-democracy. 1853 F. Lieber On Civil Liberty xxiv. 242 The Mormons themselves call their government a theo-democracy. theo-drama n. Brit. /ˌθiːəʊˈdrɑːmə/ , /ˈθiːəʊˌdrɑːmə/ , U.S. /ˌθioʊˈdrɑmə/ , /ˈθioʊˌdrɑmə/ a drama in which the actors are gods. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > a play > [noun] > other types of play king play1469 king game1504 historya1509 chronicle history1600 monology1608 horseplaya1627 piscatory1631 stock play1708 petite pièce1712 mimic1724 ballad opera1730 ballad farce1735 benefit-play1740 potboiler1783 monodrama1793 extravaganza1797 theo-drama1801 monodrame1803 proverb1803 stock piece1804 bespeak1807 ticket-night1812 dramaticle1813 monopolylogue1819 pièce d'occasion1830 interlude1831 mimea1834 costume piece1834 mummers' play1849 history play1850 gag-piece1860 music drama1874 well-made1881 playlet1884 two-decker1884 slum1885 kinderspiel1886 thrill1886 knockabout1887 two-hander1888 front-piece1889 thriller1889 shadow-play1890 mime play1894 problem play1894 one-acter1895 sex play1899 chronicle drama1902 thesis-play1902 star vehicle1904 folk-play1905 radio play1908 tab1915 spy play1919 one-act1920 pièce à thèse1923 dance-drama1924 a mess of plottage1926 turkey1927 weepie1928 musical1930 cliffhanger1931 mime drama1931 triangle drama1931 weeper1934 spine-chiller1940 starrer1941 scorcher1942 teleplay1947 straw-hatter1949 pièce noire1951 pièce rose1951 tab show1951 conversation piece1952 psychodrama1956 whydunit1968 mystery play1975 State of the Nation1980 1801 W. Taylor in J. W. Robberds Mem. W. Taylor (1843) I. 389 A theo-drama or..an epic poem, where all the actors are gods. theogeological adj. Brit. /ˌθiːə(ʊ)dʒɪəˈlɒdʒᵻkl/ , U.S. /ˌθioʊˌdʒiəˈlɑdʒək(ə)l/ of or pertaining to geology as accommodated to theological tenets. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > earth sciences > theory of formation of earth > [adjective] > theory accommodated to theology theogeological1852 society > faith > aspects of faith > theology > systems of theology > [adjective] > with another subject theo-astrological1833 theogeological1852 theophilosophic1901 1852 R. Knox Great Artists & Anat. 43 A theory or two was forced on him [Cuvier] by the theo-geological school of England, which were not his. theognostic n. Brit. /ˌθiːɒɡˈnɒstɪk/ , U.S. /ˌθiɑɡˈnɑstɪk/ one who holds that God is knowable. [After agnostic n.; compare Hellenistic Greek θεόγνωστος known of God.] ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > doctrine > doctrine concerning God or a god > [noun] > theognostic theognostic1898 1898 Chicago Advance 14 Apr. 491/3 Is man by..his powers..an Agnostic or a Theo-gnostic? theohuman adj. Brit. /ˌθiːə(ʊ)ˈhjuːmən/ , U.S. /ˌθiəˈ(h)jumən/ , /ˌθioʊˈ(h)jumən/ both divine and human; that is God as well as man. ΘΚΠ the world > people > [adjective] > and divine theohuman1848 the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > the Trinity > the Son or Christ > [adjective] > relating to or having dual personality theandric1612 theanthropic1652 theandrical1656 theohuman1848 enhypostatic1889 1848 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 3) 109 Thou art and livest, man-god, Christ!.. The Theohuman Being. theoktonic adj. Brit. /ˌθiːɒkˈtɒnɪk/ , U.S. /ˌθiɑkˈtɑnɪk/ of or pertaining to theoktony. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > [adjective] > death of gods theoktonic1875 the world > life > death > killing > killing of type of person > [adjective] > of other specific types deicidal1848 theoktonic1875 giganticidal1891 1875 R. B. Anderson Norse Mythol. iii. 60 The Eddas have a theoktonic myth. theoktony n. Brit. /θɪˈɒktəni/ , U.S. /θiˈɑktəni/ (Christian Church) killing or death of the gods. [Compare medieval Greek θεοκτονία.] ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > [noun] > of gods theoktony1875 the world > life > death > killing > killing of type of person > [noun] > of other specific types deicide1611 negrocide1852 giganticide1860 theoktony1875 termination1969 1875 R. B. Anderson Norse Mythol. iii. 60 Ends with a theoktony (death of the gods). theomammonist n. Brit. /ˌθiːə(ʊ)ˈmamənɪst/ , U.S. /ˌθiəˈmæmənəst/ , /ˌθioʊˈmæmənəst/ (see quot.). ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > kinds of worship > [noun] > of wealth > worshipper of God and Mammon theomammonist1804 the mind > possession > wealth > wealth or riches > [noun] > worship of wealth > one who > and God theomammonist1804 1804 S. T. Coleridge Let. to T. Poole in Lett. (1895) 455 Such men I aptly christen Theo-mammonists, that is, those who at once worship God and Mammon. theomania n. Brit. /ˌθiːə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪə/ , U.S. /ˌθiəˈmeɪniə/ , /ˌθioʊˈmeɪniə/ religious mania; also, demonomania. [Compare post-classical Latin theomania (1781 or earlier), Hellenistic Greek θεομανία madness caused or inspired by God.] ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > a devil > [noun] > demonomania demonomania1800 theomania1853 the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [noun] > irrational loves and desires crack1601 plutomania1652 hippomania1780 hydromania1803 zoomania1807 craze1813 musicomania1833 musomania1833 nostomania1835 gamomania1841 dipsomania1843 mesmero-mania1843 theomania1853 opsomania1857 potomania1858 opiomania1868 polemomania1874 xenomania1879 oenomania1897 Pygmalionism1905 urolagnia1906 claustrophilia1926 Undinism1928 leprophilia1953 leprophilia1963 thanatophilia1974 society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > rapture > [noun] > religious mania theomania1853 1853 R. Dunglison Med. Lexicon (ed. 9) Theomania, demonomania. 1890 J. S. Billings National Med. Dict. II Theomania, religious monomania. theomaniac n. Brit. /ˌθiːə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪak/ , U.S. /ˌθiəˈmeɪniˌæk/ , /ˌθioʊˈmeɪniˌæk/ one affected with theomania. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [noun] > irrational loves and desires > person opsomaniac1842 hippomaniac1850 oenomaniac1857 dipsomaniac1858 theomaniac1863 xenomaniac1879 bibliokleptomaniac1881 opiomaniac1889 nosophile1895 dipso1923 power maniac1943 leprophil1959 society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > rapture > [noun] > person > one affected with religious mania theomaniac1863 1863 C. Reade Hard Cash III. ii. 53 Dr. Wycherley..put down any man a lunatic, whose intellect was manifestly superior to his own... Nor did the dead escape him entirely. Pascal, according to Wycherley, was a madman with an illusion about a precipice... Joan of Arc a theomaniac. 1879 A. C. Swinburne Study of Shakespeare iii. 214 The brutallest unwashed theomaniac of the Thebaid. theomastix n. Brit. /ˌθiːə(ʊ)ˈmastɪks/ , U.S. /ˌθiəˈmæstɪks/ , /ˌθioʊˈmæstɪks/ the scourge of (i.e. appointed by) God. [Compare French theomastix (1627 or earlier).] ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > activities of God > [noun] > trial or punishment by > scourge scourgea1382 whipc1386 theomastix1634 1634 T. Carew Cœlum Britanicum 5 My Offices and Titles are, The Supreme Theomastix, Hupercrittique of manners. theometry n. Brit. /θɪˈɒmᵻtri/ , U.S. /θiˈɑmətri/ measurement or estimation of God. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > [noun] > measurement or estimation of theometry1881 1881 D. G. Rossetti Sooth-say xii The Power that fashions man Measured not out thy little span For thee to take the meting-rod In turn, and so approve on God Thy science of Theometry. theomicrist n. Brit. /θɪˈɒmᵻkrɪst/ , U.S. /θiˈɑməkrəst/ one who belittles God. [ < theo- comb. form + ancient Greek μικρός little (see micro- comb. form) + -ist suffix.] ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > [noun] > belittler of mock-God1601 theomicrist1834 1834 T. De Quincey S. T. Coleridge in Tait's Edinb. Mag. Nov. 688/1 He had defended Christianity against the vile blasphemers and impotent theomichrists of the day. theomisanthropist n. Brit. /ˌθiːəʊmᵻˈsanθrəpɪst/ , /ˌθiːəʊmᵻˈzanθrəpɪst/ , U.S. /ˌθioʊməˈsænθrəpəst/ one who hates God and man.Apparently an isolated use. [After theophilanthropist n.] ΚΠ 1831 R. Southey in Q. Rev. Jan. 113 Those who (in reference to the appellation of a sect, not more presumptuous, and somewhat less impious) deserve to be called the Theomisanthropists. theomonism n. Brit. /ˌθiːə(ʊ)ˈmɒnɪz(ə)m/ , U.S. /ˌθiəˈmɑˌnɪz(ə)m/ , /ˌθiəˈmoʊˌnɪz(ə)m/ , /ˌθioʊˈmɑˌnɪz(ə)m/ , /ˌθioʊˈmoʊˌnɪz(ə)m/ a monism which recognizes God. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > doctrine > doctrine concerning God or a god > [noun] demonism1699 theomonism1906 1906 F. Ballard (title) Theomonism True: God and the Universe in Modern Light. 1908 Daily News 7 Feb. 4/2 Mr. Ballard..calls it sometimes theism and sometimes theomonism. theopanphilist n. Brit. /ˌθiːə(ʊ)ˈpanfᵻlɪst/ , U.S. /ˌθiəˈpænfələst/ , /ˌθioʊˈpænfələst/ (see quot.). ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > doctrine > doctrine concerning God or a god > [noun] > pantheism > theopanphilist theopanphilist1833 1833 Fraser's Mag. 8 570 The initiati called themselves Theopanphilists, those who believed in the universal exhibition of the Divinity in characters of love. theopantism n. Brit. /ˌθiːə(ʊ)ˈpantɪz(ə)m/ , U.S. /ˌθiəˈpænˌtɪz(ə)m/ , /ˌθioʊˈpænˌtɪz(ə)m/ (a) see quot. 1864; (b) the doctrine that God is all that exists: = pantheism n. [ < theo- comb. form + ancient Greek παντ- , πᾶς all (see pan- comb. form) + -ism suffix, after German Theopantism (1837 or earlier).] ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > doctrine > doctrine concerning God or a god > [noun] > pantheism pantheism1702 cosmotheisma1834 theopantism1864 society > faith > aspects of faith > doctrine > doctrine concerning God or a god > [noun] > pantheism > theopantism theopantism1864 1864 N. West in Homilet. Rev. (1886) May 407 It is true to teach Theopantism, or that God is in all things. 1873 A. M. Fairbairn Stud. Philos. Relig. & Hist. (1877) 392 It may evolve an Akosmism or Theopantism which is but the apotheosis of nature. theophile n. Brit. /ˈθiːə(ʊ)fʌɪl/ , U.S. /ˈθiəˌfaɪl/ one beloved of God; also, one who loves God. [Compare ancient Greek θεοϕιλής dear to the gods, in Hellenistic Greek also ‘that loves God’.] ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > [noun] > worshipper heryera950 loutera1340 worshipperc1384 honourera1425 praiserc1452 fearer1535 adorer1572 sectary1590 churchgoer1598 thanksgivera1622 votary1639 theophile1647 God-fearer1668 theophilist1677 sacricolist1727 kirk-goer1754 bhakta1828 1647 J. Howell New Vol. of Lett. 104 Afflictions are the portion of the best Theophiles. theophilist n. Brit. /θɪˈɒfᵻlɪst/ , U.S. /θiˈɑfələst/ ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > [noun] > worshipper heryera950 loutera1340 worshipperc1384 honourera1425 praiserc1452 fearer1535 adorer1572 sectary1590 churchgoer1598 thanksgivera1622 votary1639 theophile1647 God-fearer1668 theophilist1677 sacricolist1727 kirk-goer1754 bhakta1828 1677 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. III iii. 84 Virtuose persons..are Theophilists, or beloved of God. theophilosophic adj. Brit. /ˌθiːə(ʊ)fɪləˈsɒfɪk/ , U.S. /ˌθioʊˌfɪləˈsɑfɪk/ that applies philosophy to theology. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > theology > systems of theology > [adjective] > with another subject theo-astrological1833 theogeological1852 theophilosophic1901 18.. Milman is cited by Worcester as using *theophilosophic. 1901 W. Macintosh Rabbi Jesus 182 With the dawn of Christianity the theophilosophic train of thought was carried onward and upward into a higher, nobler, purer channel. theophoric adj. Brit. /ˌθiːə(ʊ)ˈfɒrɪk/ , U.S. /ˌθiəˈfɔrɪk/ , /ˌθioʊˈfɔrɪk/ = theophorous adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > naming > name or appellation > [adjective] > of a name: containing that of a god theophoric1891 theophorous1903 1891 T. K. Cheyne Origin & Relig. Contents Psalter vi. 303 Such shortened forms of theophoric names as Ahaz for Jehoahaz. theophorous adj. Brit. /θɪˈɒf(ə)rəs/ , U.S. /θiˈɑf(ə)rəs/ bearing or containing the name of a god. [Compare classical Latin theophorus (probably) person who carries the image of the deity in a procession (attested in an inscription), ancient Greek θεοϕόρος bearing or carrying a god, possessed by a god, inspired, in Hellenistic Greek also (of names) derived from a god.] ΘΚΠ the mind > language > naming > name or appellation > [adjective] > of a name: containing that of a god theophoric1891 theophorous1903 1903 Expositor May 323 We are left for conjecture to the theophorous names of her kings. 1908 Expositor Jan. 95 Yahu..is familiar enough from Hebrew theophorous names. theophysical adj. Brit. /ˌθiːə(ʊ)ˈfɪzᵻkl/ , U.S. /ˌθiəˈfɪzək(ə)l/ , /ˌθioʊˈfɪzək(ə)l/ physical, but ordered by God.Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 1775 J. Adair Hist. Amer. Indians 129 By the time that this theo-physical operation is performed on a patient [i.e. breaking his neck on pretence that it is the Divine will]. theopsychism n. Brit. /ˌθiːə(ʊ)ˈsʌɪkᵻz(ə)m/ , U.S. /ˌθiəˈsaɪˌkɪz(ə)m/ , /ˌθioʊˈsaɪˌkɪz(ə)m/ ascription of a divine nature to the soul. [ < theo- comb. form + psyche n. + -ism suffix; compare anthropopsychism n.] ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > soul > doctrines concerning the soul > [noun] > theopsychism theopsychism1896 1896 Duke of Argyll Philos. Belief vi. 253 It may be said..that ‘theopsychism’ attributed to man, is the real explanation of what is called the anthropomorphism attributed in the Hebrew scriptures to the mind and will of God. theotaurine adj. Brit. /ˌθiːə(ʊ)ˈtɔːrʌɪn/ , U.S. /ˌθiəˈtɔˌraɪn/ , /ˌθioʊˈtɔˌraɪn/ of or pertaining to a god in the form of a bull. [Compare Hellenistic Greek θεόταυρος god-bull, a title of Zeus.] ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > [adjective] > in animal form theotaurine1808 zoomorphic1880 theriomorphic1882 therianthropic1886 1808 R. Southey Select. from Lett. (1856) II. 368 When..prepared for the food of man, it..resembleth entirely in its appearance the theo-taurine compost from whence it sprung. theoteleology n. Brit. /ˌθiːə(ʊ)tiːlɪˈɒlədʒi/ , /ˌθiːə(ʊ)tɛlɪˈɒlədʒi/ , U.S. /ˌθioʊˌtɛliˈɑlədʒi/ , /ˌθioʊˌtiliˈɑlədʒi/ the doctrine of the divine direction of nature to an appointed end. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > doctrine > doctrine concerning God or a god > [noun] > theoteleology theoteleology1903 1903 L. F. Ward Pure Sociol. iii. xvi. 465 A doctrine that afterwards took the name of teleology,..would be better called theoteleology, since it simply postulates a power outside of nature directing it toward some end. theoteleological adj. Brit. /ˌθiːə(ʊ)tiːlɪəˈlɒdʒᵻkl/ , /ˌθiːə(ʊ)tɛlɪəˈlɒdʒᵻkl/ , U.S. /ˌθioʊˌtɛliəˈlɑdʒək(ə)l/ , /ˌθioʊˌtiliəˈlɑdʒək(ə)l/ Draft additions 1993 theocentricity n. Brit. /ˌθiːə(ʊ)sɛnˈtrɪsᵻti/ , U.S. /ˌθioʊˌsɛnˈtrɪsᵻdi/ ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > doctrine > doctrine concerning God or a god > [noun] > theocentrism theocentricism1925 theocentrism1930 theocentricity1950 1950 Sc. Jrnl. Theol. 3 3 At the outset of his argument the theocentricity of Luther's approach becomes apparent. 1979 F. T. Griffiths Theocritus at Court 117 For the common man the theocentricity of this society supports the widening popular hopes for immortality. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < comb. form1634
随便看	ophicleidist ophidia ophidian ophidians ophidiarium ophidioid ophidion ophidious ophidology ophio ophio- ophiobatrachia ophiocephale ophiocephaloid ophiogenes ophioglossum ophiography ophiolater ophiolaters ophiolatries ophiolatrous ophiolatry ophiolatryes ophiolatrys ophiolite