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[syn: theist, theistical, theistic]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Theist \The"ist\, n. [Cf. F. th['e]iste. See Theism.]
One who believes in the existence of a God; especially, one
who believes in a personal God; -- opposed to atheist.
[1913 Webster] Theistic
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Deist \De"ist\ (d[=e]"[i^]st), n. [L. deus god: cf. F.
d['e]iste. See Deity.]
One who believes in the existence of a God, but denies
revealed religion; a freethinker.
[1913 Webster]
Note: A deist, as denying a revelation, is opposed to a
Christian; as, opposed to the denier of a God, whether
atheist or pantheist, a deist is generally
denominated theist. --Latham.
Syn: See Infidel. Deistic
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
theist
adj 1: of or relating to theism [syn: theist, theistical,
theistic]
n 1: one who believes in the existence of a god or gods
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
47 Moby Thesaurus words for "theist":
Christian, God-fearing man, accepter, allotheist, anthropolater,
anthropotheist, autotheist, believer, catechumen, churchgoer,
churchite, churchman, communicant, convert, cosmotheist,
daily communicant, deist, devotee, devotionalist, disciple,
ditheist, dualist, fanatic, follower, good Christian, henotheist,
hylotheist, monotheist, multitheist, myriotheist, neophyte,
pantheist, physitheist, pietist, polytheist, proselyte,
psychotheist, receiver, religionist, saint, tetratheist,
theriotheist, tritheist, truster, votary, zealot, zootheist