The term stands in contradistinction to theism which, in its widest sense, means belief in a personal god, goddess, gods and/or goddesses.
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Theism
//ˈθiː.ɪz.əm//
Synonyms for "theism" (57 found)
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Strong matches (17)
Related words (28)
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25 entriesShowing 16 of 25 words.
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1 entriesTranslations
42 translations across 36 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- theïsme noun (belief in existence of at least one deity)
Bulgarian
1 entries- вяра в бог noun (belief in existence of at least one deity)
Catalan
1 entries- teisme noun (belief in existence of at least one deity)
Central Kurdish
1 entries- خواخوازی noun (belief in existence of at least one deity)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 有神論 /有神论 noun (belief in existence of at least one deity)
Czech
1 entries- teismus noun (belief in existence of at least one deity)
Danish
1 entries- teisme noun (belief in existence of at least one deity)
Dutch
1 entries- theïsme noun (belief in existence of at least one deity)
Esperanto
1 entries- teismo noun (belief in existence of at least one deity)
Estonian
1 entries- teism noun (belief in existence of at least one deity)
Finnish
2 entries- teismi noun (belief in existence of at least one deity)
- teismi noun (belief in the existence of a personal, present and active creator God)
French
1 entries- théisme noun (belief in existence of at least one deity)
German
1 entries- Theismus noun (belief in existence of at least one deity)
Greek
2 entries- θεϊσμός noun (belief in existence of at least one deity)
- θεϊσμός noun (belief in the existence of a personal, present and active creator God)
Hindi
1 entries- आस्तिकता noun (belief in existence of at least one deity)
Hungarian
2 entries- teizmus noun (belief in existence of at least one deity)
- teizmus noun (belief in the existence of a personal, present and active creator God)
Ido
1 entries- teismo noun (belief in existence of at least one deity)
Japanese
1 entries- 有神論 noun (belief in existence of at least one deity)
Khmer
1 entries- ទេវនិយម noun (belief in existence of at least one deity)
Korean
1 entries- 유신론 noun (belief in existence of at least one deity)
Latin
1 entries- theismus noun (belief in existence of at least one deity)
Marathi
1 entries- आस्तिकता noun (belief in existence of at least one deity)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- teisme noun (belief in existence of at least one deity)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- teisme noun (belief in existence of at least one deity)
Occitan
1 entries- teïsme noun (belief in existence of at least one deity)
Polish
2 entries- teizm noun (belief in existence of at least one deity)
- teizm noun (belief in the existence of a personal, present and active creator God)
Portuguese
1 entries- teísmo noun (belief in existence of at least one deity)
Romanian
1 entries- teism noun (belief in existence of at least one deity)
Russian
1 entries- теи́зм noun (belief in existence of at least one deity)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- teìzam noun (belief in existence of at least one deity)
- теѝзам noun (belief in existence of at least one deity)
Spanish
1 entries- teísmo noun (belief in existence of at least one deity)
Swedish
1 entries- teism noun (belief in existence of at least one deity)
Thai
1 entries- เทวนิยม noun (belief in existence of at least one deity)
Turkish
2 entries- tanrıcılık noun (belief in existence of at least one deity)
- teizm noun (belief in existence of at least one deity)
Urdu
1 entries- خدا پرستی noun (belief in existence of at least one deity)
Vietnamese
1 entries- thuyết có thần noun (belief in existence of at least one deity)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
"Theism" belongs to that genus of disease in which morphinism, caffeinism, and vanillaism belong.
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A single cup of tea may cause excitement and insomnia, while a stronger dose rarely fails to produce acute "theism," characterized by excitement, hyperaesthesia, palpitation, sweats, and frequent micturition; it may occasionally simulate delirium tremens, […]
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