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

In the manner of a theocracy.

A democracy under divine, or religious, rule.

A person who frames or maintains a theodicy.

1. Argument in defense of God’s goodness despite the existence of evil in the world, or a defense of God’s justice.
2. A vindication of the divine attributes; especially, justice and holiness, in respect to the existence of evil; a writing, doctrine, or theory intended to “justify the ways of God to men”.
3. Justification of the divine providence by the attempt to reconcile the existence of evil with the goodness and sovereignty of God; a term established by Baron Gottfried Wilhelm Leibnitz (German philosopher and mathematician) in 1710.
4. The branch of philosophy that treats of the being, perfections, and government of God and the immortality of the soul.
5. In theology, the study of God’s rule, especially over the soul.

Taught by God.

Usually a feminine name that means the “Gift of God”.

Usually a masculine name that means the “Gift of God”.

A hymn in praise of God.

A marriage of, or between, the gods.

A belief that God can be known.

One who makes an account of the origin and descent of the gods.

1. A marriage between gods.
2. The origins or genealogy of the gods, as told in the myths.
3. The origin and descent of the gods, or an account of this.
4. The generation or genealogy of the gods.
5. That branch of heathen theology that deals with the origin and descent of the deities.
6. A poem treating of such genealogies; as, the “Theogony of Hesiod”.

Being both divine and human; that is, God as well as man.

The killing or death of a god or of gods.

1. The worship of God, a god, or gods.
2. The worship of a deity or deities.