theist

From Ancient Greek θεός (theós, “god”) +‎ -ist.

• IPA^(key): /ˈθiːɪst/
• Rhymes: -iːɪst

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

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

   • 1870, John Henry Newman, 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."

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theist

1. Contraction of thaz ist.