theism
/ˈθiːɪz(ə)m
/noun [mass noun]
Belief in the existence of a god or gods, specifically of a creator who intervenes in the universe: there are many different forms of theism...Compare with deism.
- Along the way, Polkinghorne argues that going beyond the basics of theism can make belief more credible to nonbelievers.
- As long as Ted has had any beliefs of any kind, we may suppose, he has believed that God exists; theism is not a belief he came to.
- Here liberal theism and varieties of natural theology seemed particularly dangerous.
Derivatives
theist
- As Barr notes, however, this assumes, without rational justification, that all rational explanation must be rendered in terms of equations and quantities, an assumption that theists reject.
- Years ago I wrote about the tendency of modernist, evolution-minded, progressive, pacifist theists to live long lives.
- In other words, what is such a debate supposed to do: make theists?
theistical
theistically
Origin
Late 17th century: from Greek theos 'god' + -ism.
Rhymes
- comic singer
- comic song
- comic strip
- comic timing
- comic valentine
- comigrate
- coming
- coming and going (or comings and goings)
- coming of age
- Comino
- COMINT
- Comintern
- comiscible
- comital
- comitology
- comity
- comity of nations
- comix
- comm
- comma
- comma butterfly
- Commager, Henry Steele
- command
- command and control
- commandant