theist
/ˈθiːɪst/
theist noun: one who believes in the existence of a god or gods.
Noun
theist (plural theists)
- One who believes in the existence of a god or gods.
- The term stands in contradistinction to theism which, in its widest sense, means belief in a personal god, goddess, gods and /or goddesses.1999, Jeaneane D. Fowler, Humanism: Beliefs & Practices, page 66
- 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.1764, Voltaire, Philosophical Dictionary
theist meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Telugu and Gujarati
theist in Hindi
- believer
- आस्तिक āstik
theist in Marathi
- believer
- आस्तिक āstik
theist in Telugu
- believer
- ఆస్తికుడు āstikuḍu
theist in Gujarati
- theist
- આસ્તિક āstik
More languagesFewer languages
- theist in Indonesian
- teis
Examples of theist in a sentence
- […] and I call him a theist who believes in any God.1854, Theodore Parker, “Speculative Atheism”, in W. J. Linton, editors, The English Republic, volume 3, page 205:
- 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."1870, John Henry Newman, An Essay in aid of a Grammar of Assent, page 119:
Antonyms of theist
Forms of theist
| plural | theists |
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Origin of theist
From Ancient Greek θεός (theós, “god”) + English -ist.
Words formed from theist
Words that rhyme with theist
Questions about theist
- What does theist mean?
- Theist means one who believes in the existence of a god or gods.
- What is theist in Hindi?
- Theist in Hindi is आस्तिक (āstik). See Theist meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use theist in a sentence?
- […] and I call him a theist who believes in any God.
- What part of speech is theist?
- Theist is a noun.
- How do you pronounce theist?
- Theist is pronounced /ˈθiːɪst/.
- What is the plural of theist?
- The plural of theist is theists.
Words near theist in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: theist (page history and authors); આસ્તિક (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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