theism

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Belief in the existence of at least one deity. countable,uncountable
  2. A morbid condition resulting from excessive consumption of tea. uncountable
    — "Theism" belongs to that genus of disease in which morphinism, caffeinism, and vanillaism belong.
  3. 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. countable,uncountable
    — The term stands in contradistinction to theism which, in its widest sense, means belief in a personal god, goddess, gods and/or goddesses.

词形变化

theisms plural

词源

词源 1
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.
词源 2
Borrowing from New Latin thea (“tea”, noun) + English -ism.
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