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Theism vs Naturalism - What's the difference?

theism | naturalism |

As nouns the difference between theism and naturalism

is that theism is belief in the existence of at least one deity while naturalism is a state of nature; conformity to nature.

theism

English

Noun

  • (belief system) Belief in the existence of at least one deity.
  • (belief system) Belief in the existence of a personal creator god, goddess, gods and/or goddesses present and active in the governance and organization of the world and the universe. The God may be known by or through revelation.
  • * 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.

    Derived terms

    * apatheism * bitheism * duotheism * dystheism * henotheism * kathenotheism * maltheism * monotheism * panentheism * pantheism * polytheism * suitheism * tritheism * tetratheism

    Related terms

    (terms etymologically related to "theism") * atheism * thearchy * theist * theistic * theistical * theistically * theists * theists * theo- * theocracy * theology * theopanism * theosophy

    See also

    * agnosticism * atheism * deism * divine * henotheism * monotheism * pantheism * pandeism * polytheism

    External links

    * (wikipedia "theism")

    Anagrams

    * English words suffixed with -ism English words not following the I before E except after C rule

    naturalism

    English

    (wikipedia naturalism)

    Noun

  • A state of nature; conformity to nature.
  • The doctrine that denies a supernatural agency in the miracles and revelations recorded in the Bible, and in spiritual influences.
  • (philosophy) Any system of philosophy which refers the phenomena of nature as a blind force or forces acting necessarily or according to fixed laws, excluding origination or direction by a will.
  • (philosophy) A doctrine which denies a strong separation between scientific and philosophic methodologies and/or topics
  • (arts) A movement in theatre, film, and literature that seeks to replicate a believable everyday reality, as opposed to such movements as Romanticism or Surrealism, in which subjects may receive highly symbolic, idealistic, or even supernatural treatment.
  • naturism, social nudity.

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