Definition of Theism. Meaning of Theism. Synonyms of Theism

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Definition of Theism

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Allotheism
Allotheism Al"lo*the*ism, n. [Gr. ? other + ? god.] The worship of strange gods. --Jer. Taylor.
Antitheism
Antitheism An`ti*the"ism, n. The doctrine of antitheists. -- An`ti*the*is"tic, a.
Bitheism
Bitheism Bi"the*ism, n. [Pref. bi- + theism.] Belief in the existence of two gods; dualism.
Henotheism
Henotheism Hen"o*the*ism, n. [Gr. e"i`s, "enos`, one + E. theism.] Primitive religion in which each of several divinities is regarded as independent, and is worshiped without reference to the rest. [R.]
Hulotheism
Hulotheism Hu"lo*the*ism, n. See Hylotheism.
Hylotheism
Hylotheism Hy"lo*the*ism, n. [Gr. ? wood, matter + ? God.] The doctrine of belief that matter is God, or that there is no God except matter and the universe; pantheism. See Materialism.
Misotheism
Misotheism Mis"o*the`ism, n. [Gr. ? to hate + ? god.] Hatred of God. --De Quincey.
Pantheism
Pantheism Pan"the*ism, n. [Pan- + theism.] The doctrine that the universe, taken or conceived of as a whole, is God; the doctrine that there is no God but the combined force and laws which are manifested in the existing universe; cosmotheism.

Meaning of Theism from wikipedia

- Theism is broadly defined as the belief in the existence of at least one deity. In common parlance, or when contrasted with deism, the term often describes...
- Antitheism, also spelled anti-theism, is the philosophical position that theism should be opposed. The term has had a range of applications. In secular...
- classical theism is a theological and philosophical form of theism that conceives of God as the ultimate, transcendent reality, characterized by attributes...
- Nontheism or non-theism is a range of both religious and non-religious attitudes characterized by the absence of espoused belief in the existence of God...
- Open theism, also known as openness theology, is a theological movement that has developed within Christianity as a rejection of the synthesis of Gr****...
- philosophical thought is widely believed to have paved the way for open theism, a movement that tends to ****ociate itself primarily with the Evangelical...
- Agnostic theism is the philosophical view that encomp****es both theism and agnosticism. An agnostic theist believes in the existence of one or more gods...
- often worshipped". Belief in the existence of at least one god is called theism. Conceptions of God vary considerably. Many notable theologians and philosophers...
- mysticism may be compatible with pantheism but it may also be compatible with theism and other views. Pantheism has also been involved in animal worship especially...
- Philosophical theism is the belief that the Supreme Being exists (or must exist) independent of the teaching or revelation of any particular religion....