Theism: alternatives and connections

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Theism

The belief or acknowledgment of the existence of a God, as opposed to atheism, pantheism, or polytheism.

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Faith 76% connected

Belief; the assent of the mind to the truth of what is declared by another, resting solely and implicitly on his authority and veracity; reliance on…

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Religion 76% connected

The outward act or form by which men indicate their recognition of the existence of a god or of gods having power over their destiny, to whom obedien…

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Monotheism 76% connected

The doctrine or belief that there is but one God.

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Pantheism 76% connected

The doctrine that the universe, taken or conceived of as a whole, is God; the doctrine that there is no God but the combined force and laws which are…

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Polytheism 76% connected

The doctrine of, or belief in, a plurality of gods.

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Theist 74% connected

One who believes in the existence of a God; especially, one who believes in a personal God; -- opposed to atheist.

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