theist
/ˈθiːɪst/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.21 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
One who believes in the existence of a god or gods.
Example Sentences
- "The term stands in contradistinction to theism which, in its widest sense, means belief in a personal god, goddess, gods and /or goddesses."
- "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."
- "[…] and I call him a theist who believes in any God."
- "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.""
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁sós Proto-Hellenic *tʰehós Ancient Greek θεός (theós) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English theist From Ancient Greek θεός (theós, “god”) + English -ist.