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theism

DEFINITIONS OF: theism

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n the doctrine or belief in the existence of a God or gods

Antonyms:
atheism, godlessness
the doctrine or belief that there is no God
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monotheism
belief in a single God
polytheism
belief in multiple Gods
pantheism
the doctrine or belief that God is the universe and its phenomena (taken or conceived of as a whole) or the doctrine that regards the universe as a manifestation of God
pantheism
(rare) worship that admits or tolerates all gods
tritheism
(Christianity) the heretical belief that the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit are three separate gods
Judaism
the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud
Islam, Islamism, Mohammedanism, Muhammadanism, Muslimism
the monotheistic religious system of Muslims founded in Arabia in the 7th century and based on the teachings of Muhammad as laid down in the Koran
Type of:
faith, religion, religious belief
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
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