theist

See also: Theist

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θεός (theós, god) + -ist.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθiːɪst/

Noun

theist (plural theists)

  1. One who believes in the existence of a god or gods.
    • 1999, Jeaneane D. Fowler, Humanism: Beliefs & Practices, page 66
      The term stands in contradistinction to theism which, in its widest sense, means belief in a personal god, goddess, gods and /or goddesses.
    • 1764, Voltaire, Philosophical Dictionary:
      The theist is a man firmly persuaded of the existence of a Supreme Being as good as He is powerful, who has formed all beings with extension, vegetating, sentient and reflecting; who perpetuates their species, who punishes crimes without cruelty, and rewards virtuous actions with kindness.
    • 1854, Parker, Theodore, “Speculative Atheism”, in Linton, W. J., editors, The English Republic, volume 3, page 205:
      [] and I call him a theist who believes in any God.
    • 1870, Newman, John Henry, An Essay in aid of a Grammar of Assent, page 119:
      No one is to be called a Theist, who does not believe in a Personal God, whatever difficulty there may be in defining the word "Personal."

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  • kamist

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