单词 | theism |
释义 | theism (once / 3744 pages) n Use the noun theism to describe the belief in at least one god. Practicing Catholics, for example, subscribe to theism. If you believe that God created the universe, you believe in theism. Its opposite is atheism, which means not believing in any god or higher spiritual power. There are different types of theism, such as monotheism, which is belief in only one god, and polytheism, belief in more than one god. The root of theism is the Greek word theos, or "god." English philosopher Ralph Cudworth was the first to use the term theism, in the 1600s. WORD FAMILYtheism: theisms, theist, theistic+/theist: theistical, theists/theistic: theistically USAGE EXAMPLESWhen Hitchens observes that a child and a piglet are morally different, Taunton says that “this was unambiguous theism, as he well knew”. The Guardian(May 29, 2016) More precisely, Bell decided to take a year to explore “the limits of theism and the atheist landscape in the United States.” Salon(Jan 22, 2015) But Spinoza’s naturalistic theism, for instance, was a far enough cry from Judeo-Christian orthodoxy in an age that discerned little light between skepticism and atheism. Slate(Jul 08, 2014) n the doctrine or belief in the existence of a God or gods Ant|Hypo|Hyper atheism, godlessness the doctrine or belief that there is no God monotheism belief in a single God polytheismbelief in multiple Gods pantheismthe doctrine or belief that God is the universe and its phenomena (taken or conceived of as a whole) or the doctrine that regards the universe as a manifestation of God pantheism(rare) worship that admits or tolerates all gods tritheism(Christianity) the heretical belief that the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit are three separate gods Judaismthe monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud Islam, Islamism, Mohammedanism, Muhammadanism, Muslimismthe monotheistic religious system of Muslims founded in Arabia in the 7th century and based on the teachings of Muhammad as laid down in the Koran faith, religion, religious belief a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny |
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