theist
pronunciation
How to pronounce theist in British English:
UK ['θi:ɪst]
How to pronounce theist in American English:
US ['θiɪst]
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- Noun:
- one who believes in the existence of a god or gods
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to theism
Word Origin
- theist (n.)
- 1660s, from Greek theos "god" (see theo-) + -ist. The original senses was that later reserved to deist: "one who believes in a transcendent god but denies revelation." Later in 18c. theist was contrasted with deist, as believing in a personal God and allowing the possibility of revelation.
Example
- 1. " It seems to me absurd to doubt that a man may be an ardent theist & an evolutionist . " ( Letter to john fordyce , may 7 1879 )
- 2. I find it possible to remember english words faster in theist way .
- 3. The theist , of course , argues that this being is god .
- 4. Today many serve on the faculties of the most prestigious universities , and more often than not the theist seems to be the obscurantist .
- 5. Moreover , the agnostic may be a theist , if he admits the existence of a being behind and beyond nature , even while he asserts that such a being is both unprovable and unknowable .