theistic
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7.5
- adjective
- /θiˈɪstɪk/
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teísta
- So it's not surprising that elements of the Stoic tradition get picked up in subsequent theistic traditions.
- theistic evolutionists
- theistic evolution
- theistic religion
So that was when I kind of got into this world of theistic evolutionist Christians.
- So that was when I kind of got into this world of theistic evolutionist Christians.
- It's not going to be compatible with theistic versions of Buddhism, like Pure Land Buddhism.
- So it's not surprising that elements of the Stoic tradition get picked up in subsequent theistic traditions.
- All too often the New Atheist simply ignored these, and Dawkins, to his credit, interacts with several of the principal theistic arguments.
- I mean, if if you look at people like to say Buddhism is non theistic, that's not entirely true.
- And and I I want to point out, by the way, that there there are lots of non theistic religious traditions.
Examples
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If somebody had to hang a label on my faith, I guess I would call it a form of theistic evolution.
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There are also theistic modern Stoics.
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Whether the person is theistic or not is beside the point.
Academic text (1990) -
Science is also used by Francis Collins to support theistic ideas.
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The evolutionary world view is clearly as much a religion as any theistic worldview.
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Nationalism was providing meaning to millions of people, even in supposedly theistic countries such as the U.S.
Academic text (2014) -
"The Constitution does not demand that one adopt a theistic mindset, nor an atheistic one."
Blog text (9) -
Maybe this distinguishes it from many religions, certainly theistic religions, but certainly it's a feature of Buddhism.
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Shamanism among the Tamang is theistic, whereas Buddhist concepts of nirvana and emptiness express unity in nontheistic terms.
Academic text (1990) -
Many philosophies attempt to reconcile science with theistic beliefs about the universe.
Synonyms
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6.5
About belief in a god or gods
About belief in a god or gods
Antonyms
How Theistic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word theistic comes from the Greek root theos, which means 'god'. So theistic describes belief in a god or gods, the same root you see in theology and in atheist, where a- means 'not'.