theo-, the-, -theism, -theist, -theistic +

(Greek: God, god, deity, divine)


allotheism
The worship of other or strange gods.
anthropotheism
The belief that the gods originated from human beings and are essentially human in nature.
antitheism
The belief that there is no God.
antitheist
A person who is opposed to belief in the existence of God (or gods).
antitheistic
A reference to the opposition of God.
apatheism
1. The attitude of not caring about religion or even whether there is a God.
2. A disinclination to care all that much about one’s own religion, and an even stronger disinclination to care about other people’s religious beliefs.
apotheosis
1. The transportation of a human being into a god.
2. The highest point of glory, power, or importance.
3. The best or most glorious example of something.
4. Etymology: from Late Latin apotheosis, from Greek apotheosis, from apotheoun, "deify, make (someone) a god"; from apo-, special use of this prefix, in this particular application is, "change" + theos, "god".
apotheosize
1. To elevate someone to the status of a god.
2. To glorify or exalt someone or something.
3. Etymology: from Late Latin apotheoun, "to deify, to make (someone) a god"; from apo-, special use of this prefix, meaning, in this instance, "change" + theos, "god".
astrotheology
Theology founded on the observation or knowledge of heavenly or celestial bodies.
atheist
1. Someone who does not believe in a God or gods or who denies the existence of a God, gods, or deities.
2. A person who denies, or disbelieves, the existence of a supreme being or beings.
3. Etymology: from French athéiste, from ancient Greek ἄθεος (atheos), "godless, denying the gods"; from ἀ- (a-), "without, no" + θεός (theos), "god".
atheistic, atheistical
1. Someone who denies the existence of god.
2. A person who is related to or characterized by or given to atheism.
A man is speaking against God by blaming Him for the lowly condition of people.
"As an atheist, I proclaim that if there were a God, would He allow people like this poor man to be in such miserable conditions? This is just one example of how so many people in the world are suffering and which proves to me that there is no God."

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atheologian
Someone who is opposed to a theologian.
atheological
Opposed to theology; atheistic.
atheology
Antagonism to theology; atheism.
atheophobia
A fear or hatred of atheism or atheists.

Quiz Theo Quiz #1.


Related religious-word units: church; dei-, div-; ecclesi-; fanati-; hiero-; idol-;-olatry; zelo-.


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