Definizione monolingua

theist

theist (plural theists)

1. One who believes in the existence of a god; especially, one who believes in a personal god (esp. in a version of the Abrahamic deity)
   • 1764, Voltaire, Philosophical Dictionary^[1]:

     The theist is a man firmly persuaded of the existence of a Supreme Being as good as He is powerful, who has formed all beings with extension, vegetating, sentient and reflecting; who perpetuates their species, who punishes crimes without cruelty, and rewards virtuous actions with kindness.

   • 1854, Parker, Theodore, “Speculative Atheism”, The English Republic, volume 3, page 205:?

     […] and I call him a theist who believes in any God.

   • 1870, Newman, John Henry, An Essay in aid of a Grammar of Assent^[2], page 119:

     No one is to be called a Theist, who does not believe in a Personal God, whatever difficulty there may be in defining the word ""Personal.""

Definizione dizionario theist

teista

Altri significati:

One who believes in the existence of a God; especially, one who believes in a personal God.

believer

One who discriminates based on religion.