theist
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- noun
- /ˈθiːɪst/
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teísta
- A theist is someone who believes in the existence of God.
- theists and atheists
Hegel isn't indeed in his own, you know, strange way, a theist and a Christian thinker.
- Hegel isn't indeed in his own, you know, strange way, a theist and a Christian thinker.
- It's worth asking, did the theist ever claim that their argument could do this?
- I think anyone who has, I mean, I think that's an answer that applies to both theists and atheists.
- You know, theists, atheists, all, all the same, doesn't matter.
- So someone might say, so here's a argument for the theist.
- It'll be like milk and honey and Azaman theists and fucking stuff like that.
Examples
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Many discussions about morality involve the beliefs of a theist compared to those of an atheist.
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Science is used by both theists and atheists to support their points of view.
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The theist has a sound explanation as to why humans need more than to just survive.
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And as a theist, my one god is the God of Judeo-Christian tradition.
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You see, both the theist and the atheist are both burdened with answering this same question of how did things start.
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So, how do theists explain this sudden outburst of new biological information?
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Patocka, it should be noted, remained a theist throughout his life; without God, he insisted, the world is quite literally unthinkable.
Academic text (1992) -
One problem for many Rationalists, particularly the theists, is that they are looking for certainties.
Blog text (2) -
A theist believes in a god who actively participates in the universe.
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As a practicing theist, she values her faith in a higher power.
Synonyms
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A person who accepts something as true and often supports it, for example a religion or idea
Antonyms
How Theistic
Surface Forms
Morphology
theist = theo (semi-transparent) = theo + ist
The suffix '-ist' is transparent, but the root 'theo' is a combining form not commonly recognized by learners.
Etymology
The word theist comes from the Greek root theos 'god' and the part -ist that names a person, like in artist. So a theist is someone who believes in the existence of a god or gods.