theism

Significat (Anglès)

1. (countable, uncountable) Belief in the existence of at least one deity.
2. (countable, uncountable) Belief in the existence of a personal creator god, goddess, gods and/or goddesses present and active in the governance and organization of the world and the universe. The God may be known by or through revelation.

Conceptes

teisme

Oposat a

atheism, irreligion, irreligiousness, ;, antitheism, antireligiousness

Sinònims

monotheism

deism

theology

faith

deist

mysticism

religion

dogma

Traduccions

Theismus

théisme

teísmo

θεϊσμός

theïsme

teísmo

teismo

teizm

tanrıcılık

theismus

allah’a inanma

Gottesglauben

μονοθεΐα

theism

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈθiː.ɪz.əm/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Cognat amb francès: théisme

Cognat amb anglès: -ism

In summary

Coined, theo- + -ism. ultimately from Ancient Greek θεός (theós, “god”). Attested in English from 1678, theist being attested 16 years earlier in 1662. Cognate French théisme, as in Diderot Principes de la philosophie morale (1745), which was probably borrowed from English.