noun
Meaning 1
One who believes in the existence of a god or gods.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
theist
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Pronunciation
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/ˈθiːɪst/
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rhymes with -iːɪst
adjective
Meaning 2
of or relating to theism
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: theistical, theistic
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
one who believes in the existence of a god or gods
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: believer, worshiper, worshipper
Narrower terms: polytheist
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dheh1- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dhéh1s Proto-Hellenic *thehós Ancient Greek θεός (theós) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō 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.
Across languages
Translations
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: teista — believer
- Finnish: teisti — believer
- German: Theist — believer
- German: Theistin — believer
- Hindi: आस्तिक (āstik) — believer
- Indonesian: teis — believer
- Marathi: आस्तिक (āstik) — believer
- Polish: teista — believer
- Polish: teistka — believer
- Russian: теи́ст (teíst) — believer
- Serbo-Croatian: teist — believer
- Spanish: teísta — believer
- Swedish: teist — believer
- Telugu: ఆస్తికుడు (āstikuḍu) — believer
- Turkish: tanrıcı — believer
- Turkish: teist — believer