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Theism vs Religion - What's the difference?

theism | religion |

As nouns the difference between theism and religion

is that theism is (belief system) belief in the existence of at least one deity while religion is religion.

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

    religion

    English

    (wikipedia religion)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The belief in and worship of a supernatural controlling power, especially a personal god or gods.
    • My brother tends to value religion , but my sister not as much.
  • A particular system of faith and worship.
    • Islam is a major religion in parts of Asia and Africa.
    Eckankar is a new religion''' but Zoroastrianism is an old '''religion .
  • The way of life committed to by monks and nuns.
    • The monk entered religion when he was 20 years of age.
  • Any practice that someone or some group is seriously devoted to.
    • At this point, ''Star Trek'' has really become a religion .
  • (obsolete) Faithfulness to a given principle; conscientiousness.
  • *, II.8:
    • Oh with what religion doe I respect and observe the same!

    Usage notes

    Generally speaking, certain groups that do not acknowledge the existence of one or more deities, such as Buddhism, are still religious—though some people prefer a definition of religion without non-theistic groups within the definition. Others are in favor of a more inclusive definition of religion that recognizes that everyone has their own set of religious beliefs.

    Synonyms

    * faith * mythology

    Hyponyms

    * See also

    Hypernyms

    * belief system

    Derived terms

    * Abrahamic religion * false religion * pseudoreligion * misreligion

    Related terms

    * antireligious * irreligious * organized religion * religate * religiopolitical * religiose * religiosity * religious * religiophobia

    See also

    * afterlife * animism * atheism * belief * church * crusade * cult * druid * faith * jihad * holy * holy man * monk * monotheism * mystic * nun * order * polytheism * priest * reincarnation * sacred * sage * sect * seer * shaman * shrine * spiritual leader * spirituality * superstition * temple * wizard *

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