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Definition: Theism |
TheismNoun1. The doctrine or belief in the existence of a God or gods. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "theism" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1601. (references) |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Theism (from Greek θεoς theos god) is used in two meanings: It can be either the belief in God and/or Goddess as unitary being or specifically the belief in God as creator of the universe who is actively involved in maintaining and ruling it.
The first meaning sees four major views of the role of God/dess in the world in this context:
Within theism proper, it can be differentiated between
- proper theism (second definition), the view that God[dess] is immanent in the world, yet transcends it;
- deism, the view that God/dess created the world but does not interact with it;
- pantheism, the view that the world is identical to God/dess; and
- panentheism, the view that the world is entirely contained within God/dess, while at the same time God is something greater than just the world.
Typical theistic religions are Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and Baha'i.
- monotheism (there is only one god)
- polytheism (there are several gods)
- henotheism (there are several gods, but only one of them is adored)
Compare: Deism, Atheism, Agnosticism, Aldeism, Panentheism, Maltheism
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Theism."
| Antonym: atheism (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Heterodoxy | Protestantism, Arianism, Adventism, Jansenism, Stundism, Erastianism, Calvinism, quakerism, methodism, anabaptism, Puseyism, tractarianism, ritualism, Origenism, Sabellianism, Socinianism, Deism, Theism, materialism, positivism, |
Piety | Noun: piety, religion, theism, faith; religiousness, holiness; Adjective: saintship; religionism; sanctimony; (assumed piety); reverence; (respect); humility, veneration, devotion; prostration; (worship); grace, unction, edification; sanctitude; consecration. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Theism |
| English words defined with "theism": deiist, deistic ♦ theist, theistic, theistical, Theophilosophic. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "theism": trinity. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "theism": Theology. (references) |
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Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | TRINITY, n. In the multiplex theism of certain Christian churches, three entirely distinct deities consistent with only one. Subordinate deities of the polytheistic faith, such as devils and angels, are not dowered with the power of combination, and must urge individually their clames to adoration and propitiation. The Trinity is one of the most sublime mysteries of our holy religion. In rejecting it because it is incomprehensible, Unitarians betray their inadequate sense of theological fundamentals. In religion we believe only what we do not understand, except in the instance of an intelligible doctrine that contradicts an incomprehensible one. In that case we believe the former as a part of the latter. |
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| "Theism" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Theism" is used about 63 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 63 | 42,364 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
open theism | 23 |
theism | 21 |
agnosticism assumption life meaning patheism theism | 2 |
definition theism | 2 |
agnostic theism | 2 |
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| Language | Translations for "theism"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | teizëm. (various references) | |
Arabic | التوحيد (monotheism), الإيمان بالله الواحد (monotheism). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | теизъм. (various references) | |
Czech | theismus. (various references) | |
Farsi | یزدان گراءی , توحید (Monotheism), خداشناسی (Theology, Theosophy), اعتقادبخدا. (various references) | |
French | théisme. (various references) | |
German | theismus. (various references) | |
Greek | μονοθεΰα (monotheism), θεϊσμόσ (deist). (various references) | |
Hebrew | תאיזם, אמו " באל"ים. (various references) | |
Hungarian | teizmus, istenhit. (various references) | |
Italian | teismo. (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 有神論 (belief in existence of a god or gods). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | ゆうし"ろ" (belief in existence of a god or gods). (various references) | |
Manx | jeeaghys. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | eismthay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | teísmo, intoxicação pela teína. (various references) | |
Russian | теизм. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | preterano pijenje čaja. (various references) | |
Spanish | tei/smo, teísmo. (various references) | |
Swedish | teism. (various references) | |
Turkish | teizm, tanrıcılık, allah'a inanma, aşırı tein almaktan olan hastalık. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | теїзм, нездужання (ail, ailing, ailment, distemper, indisposition, malaise, queasiness), монотеїзм (monotheism). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Greek | 700 BCE-300 CE | theos. (various references) |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "theism": theisms. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "theism": atheism, ditheism, henotheism, monotheism, pantheism, polytheism, tritheism. (additional references) | |
Words containing "theism": atheisms, ditheisms, henotheisms, monotheisms, pantheisms, polytheisms, tritheisms. (additional references) | |
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"Theism" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: teism, thaim, thais, theam, theams, theash, theios, theis, theise, thesi, thesp, theus, theys, thiem, thism, Thysia. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "theism" (pronounced thē"i'zum) |
| 5 | -ē" i' z u m | absenteeism, deism. |
| 4 | -i' z u m | absolutism, abolitionism, activism, adventurism, agrarianism, alcoholism, altruism, amateurism, anachronism, aneurism, animism, antagonism, aphorism, astigmatism, atavism, atheism, authoritarianism, autism, baptism, barbarism, bilingualism, bolshevism, boosterism, botulism, mechanism, mercantilism, mesmerism, metabolism, methodism, microorganism, militarism, minimalism, modernism, monasticism, monetarism, monism, monotheism, moralism, multiculturalism, multilateralism, mutualism, mysticism, narcissism, nationalism, nativism, naturalism, negativism, nepotism, neutralism, nihilism, obstructionism, opportunism, optimism, organism, ostracism, overoptimism, pacifism, paganism, parallelism, parkinsonism, parochialism, pastoralism, paternalism, patriotism, perfectionism, pessimism, pharisaism, pietism, plagiarism, pluralism, polymorphism, polytheism, populism, positivism, pragmatism, professionalism, protectionism, provincialism, puritanism, racialism, racism, radicalism, realism, cannibalism, capitalism, catechism, centralism, chauvinism, classicism, collectivism, colonialism, commercialism, communism, conservatism, consumerism, corporatism, counterterrorism, creationism, criticism, cronyism, cubism, cynicism, dandyism, defeatism, despotism, determinism, diamagnetism, diastrophism, dimorphism, dogmatism, Druidism, dualism, dwarfism, dynamism, egalitarianism, egoism, egotism, electromagnetism, elitism, embolism, emotionalism, empiricism, entrepreneurialism, environmentalism, ergotism, eroticism, escapism, ethnocentrism, euphemism, evangelism, expansionism, expressionism, extremism, factionalism, fanaticism, fascism, fatalism, favoritism, federalism, feminism, ferromagnetism, fetishism, feudalism, formalism, fundamentalism, futurism, geotropism, gnosticism, gradualism, hedonism, helotism, heroism, hooliganism, humanism, hypnotism, idealism, illusionism, imperialism, impressionism, incrementalism, individualism, intellectualism, internationalism, interventionism, Irredentism, isolationism, isomorphism, jingoism, journalism, leftism, legalism, lesbianism, liberalism, lyricism, magnetism, mannerism, masochism, materialism, recidivism, relativism, republicanism, revisionism, rheumatism, romanticism, sadism, satanism, sectarianism, secularism, sensationalism, separatism, sexism, skepticism, socialism, statism, stoicism, supernaturalism, surrealism, symbolism, synergism, territorialism, terrorism, tokenism, totalitarianism, tourism, truism, unionism, vandalism, vegetarianism, vigilantism, voluntarism, volunteerism, voyeurism. |
| 3 | -z u m | bosom, microcosm, neoplasm, orgasm, phantasm, prism, careerism, chasm, cytoplasm, enthusiasm, iconoclasm, ism, sarcasm, schism, spasm. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-h-i-m-s-t" | |
-1 letter: emits, heist, items, meths, metis, mites, smite, smith, stime, times. | |
-2 letters: emit, eths, hems, hest, hets, hies, hist, hits, item, mesh, meth, mise, mist, mite, semi, shim, site, sith, smit, stem, them, this, ties, time. | |
-3 letters: ems, eth, hem, hes, het, hie, him, his, hit, ism, its, met, mis, sei, set, she, sim. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-h-i-m-s-t" | |
+1 letter: atheism, chemist, hermits, homiest, mithers, theisms. | |
+2 letters: atheisms, chemists, ditheism, erethism, ethmoids, hammiest, helotism, hematics, hematins, hempiest, homesite, humpiest, isotherm, mastiche, mateship, megahits, mephitis, meshiest, methinks, misteach, misthrew, mothiest, mushiest, mythiest, shipmate, shipment, showtime, smithers, smithery, smithies, smoothie, tachisme, thimbles, thymiest, thymines. | |
+3 letters: alchemist, bimethyls, boehmites, catechism, chemistry, chowtimes, chromites, chummiest, dimethyls, ditheisms, empathies, empathise, erethisms, erythrism, euphemist, fetichism, fetishism, haematics, haematins, halftimes, haulmiest, helminths, helotisms, hemateins, hematines, hematites, hemipters, hemistich, hemstitch, hermetism, hermetist, hermitism, histamine, homeliest, homesites, horsemint, intermesh, isotherms, isthmuses, lightsome, lithemias, lithesome, mainsheet, makeshift, marshiest, mastiches, mateships, mechanist, megaliths, methodise, methodism, methodist, mightiest, mirthless, mishanter, monteiths, monthlies, mouthiest, pantheism, rheumiest, schematic, shipmates, shipments, showtimes, smoothies, smutchier, something, steamship, switchmen, tachismes, thematics, theremins, thermions, thermites, thiamines, timothies, trichomes, tritheism, tunesmith. | |
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