Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
the doctrine or belief in the existence of a God or gods;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Theism \The"ism\, n. [From Gr. ? God; probably akin to ? to pray
for, ? spoken by God, decreed: cf. F. th['e]isme. Cf.
Enthusiasm, Pantheon, Theology.]
The belief or acknowledgment of the existence of a God, as
opposed to atheism, pantheism, or polytheism.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Theism \The"ism\ (th[=e]"[i^]z'm), n. [NL. & E. thea tea +
-ism.] (Med.)
The morbid condition resulting from the excessive use of tea.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
theism
n 1: the doctrine or belief in the existence of a God or gods
[ant: atheism, godlessness]