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

(Greek: God, god, deity, divine)


theanthropist
A person who believes in theanthropism or that the divine can manifest itself in mortal form or that mortals can be divine.
theanthropos
1. A godlike person.
2. A human god; a mankind incarnating, or believed to incarnate, God, or a god.
theanthroposophy
A system of belief concerning the God-man.
theanthropy, theanthropism
1. The assigning of human characteristics to a god or gods.
2. The Christian doctrine that the human and the divine are united in Jesus Christ.
3. The doctrine of the union of the divine and human natures, or of the manifestation of God as man, in Christ.
thearchy
1. The rule or government of God or of a god; a theocracy.
2. An order or system of deities.
3. A community that is ruled by priests; mostly the rule of priests.
theism, theistic
1. Belief that one God created and rules humans and the world, not necessarily accompanied by belief in divine revelation such as through the Bible.
2. Belief in the existence of a god or gods.
theist
A person who believes in the existence of a god or gods.
theobroma
Cocoa
theobromine
A white powder derived from the cacao bean, found in chocolate products and which has effects similar to caffeine.

Theobromine has been used as a diuretic in treating cardiovascular disorders and as a myocardial stimulant.

Dogs consuming excessive amounts of cocoa sometimes suffer toxic effects from the theobromine; such as, vomiting, diarrhea, muscle spasms, and coma.

This word comes from modern Latin Theobroma, genus name of the cacao tree, literally "food of the gods".

theocentric, theocentrism, theocentricity
With God, a god, or gods as the focal point; or having God as the central point of fact.
theochristic
Anointed by God.
theocracy, theocratic
1. A government made up of people (priests or other clergy) who claim to represent God.
2. A government by a god or by priests.
3. A community governed by a god or priests; usually by priests, according to some form of religious law.
4. A priestly order or religious body exercising political or civil power.
theocrasia
A mingling with God. A sort of theocrasia went on between Christianity and Judaism and other competing cults.
theocrasy
1. A mingling of various deities or divine attributes into one personality.
2. A mixture of the worship of different deities.
theocrat
1. One who rules in a theocracy as the representative of the deity; a divine or deified ruler.
2. One who believes in or favors theocratic government; an advocate of theocracy.

Quiz Theo Quiz #1.


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


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