noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The doctrine of the self-subsistence of God, especially of the second person in the Trinity. uncountable
2. 2
   The worship of oneself. uncountable
3. 3
   The belief that one is a deity. uncountable
4. 4
   The belief that one is possessed by a divine power. uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

allotheismanthropomorphismdeismditheismdualismmonotheism

Etymology

From auto- + theism.

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