German

Noun

Theist m ‎(genitive Theisten, plural Theisten, feminine Theistin)

1. theist

Declension

English

Noun

theist ‎(plural theists)

1. One who believes in the existence of a god or gods.
   • 1999, Jeaneane D. Fowler, Humanism: Beliefs & Practices, page 66

     The term stands in contradistinction to theism which, in its widest sense, means belief in a personal god, goddess, gods and /or goddesses.

   • 1764, Voltaire, Philosophical Dictionary:

     The theist is a man firmly persuaded of the existence of a Supreme Being as good as He is powerful, who has formed all beings with extension, vegetating, sentient and reflecting; who perpetuates their species, who punishes crimes without cruelty, and rewards virtuous actions with kindness.

   • 1854, Parker, Theodore, “Speculative Atheism”, in Linton, W. J., editors, The English Republic, volume 3, page 205:

     […] and I call him a theist who believes in any God.

   • 1870, Newman, John Henry, An Essay in aid of a Grammar of Assent, page 119:

     No one is to be called a Theist, who does not believe in a Personal God, whatever difficulty there may be in defining the word "Personal."

Antonyms

• atheist

Hyponyms

Related terms

• theism

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Anagrams

• Thetis
• tithes