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n. (Chem.) Asparagine. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The doctrine of antitheists. -- An`ti*the*is"tic a. [1913 Webster]

n. A disbeliever in the existence of God. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Afrikaans, fr. D. apart apart + -heid -hood. ] 1. segregation by race; -- a term used in South Africa.
Syn. -- racial segregation [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. the official policy of strict segregation by race practised by the government of the Union of South Africa up to 1993. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Cf. F. athéisme. See Atheist. ] 1. The disbelief or denial of the existence of a God, or supreme intelligent Being. [ 1913 Webster ]

Atheism is a ferocious system, that leaves nothing above us to excite awe, nor around us to awaken tenderness. R. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

Atheism and pantheism are often wrongly confounded. Shipley. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Godlessness. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; without god; 'a priv. + &unr_; god: cf. F. athéiste. ] 1. One who disbelieves or denies the existence of a God, or supreme intelligent Being. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A godless person. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Infidel; unbeliever. [ 1913 Webster ]

See Infidel. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. 1. Pertaining to, implying, or containing, atheism; -- applied to things; as, atheistic doctrines, opinions, or books. [ 1913 Webster ]

Atheistical explications of natural effects. Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Disbelieving the existence of a God; impious; godless; -- applied to persons; as, an atheistic writer. -- A`the*is"tic*al*ly, adv. -- A`the*is"tic*al*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To render atheistic or godless. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

They endeavored to atheize one another. Berkeley. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To discourse, argue, or act as an atheist. [ R. ] -- A"the*i`zer n. Cudworth. [1913 Webster]

n. [ Auto- + theism. ] 1. The doctrine of God's self-existence. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Deification of one's self; self-worship. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One given to self-worship. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. bi- + theism. ] Belief in the existence of two gods; dualism. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The interior slope of a fortification, against which the garrison lean in firing. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. ko`smos the world + &unr_;&unr_;&unr_; god. ] Same as Pantheism. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. di- + theism: cf. F. dithéisme. ] The doctrine of those who maintain the existence of two gods or of two original principles (as in Manicheism), one good and one evil; dualism. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who holds the doctrine of ditheism; a dualist. Cudworth.

{ } a. Pertaining to ditheism; dualistic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'egw` I + qeo`s God. ] The deification of self. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. e"i`s "eno`s qeou^, of one god ] The worship of a single, overarching god without denying the existence of other deities. [ Merriam-Webster ]

n. See Hylotheism. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; wood, matter + &unr_; God. ] The doctrine of belief that matter is God, or that there is no God except matter and the universe; pantheism. See Materialism. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who believes in hylotheism. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. misei^n to hate + qeo`s god. ] Hatred of God. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Mono- + Gr. &unr_; god: cf. F. monothéisme. ] The doctrine or belief that there is but one God. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. monothéiste. ] One who believes that there is but one God. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to monotheism. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pan- + theism. ] The doctrine that the universe, taken or conceived of as a whole, is God; the doctrine that there is no God but the combined force and natural laws which are manifested in the existing universe; cosmotheism. The doctrine denies that God is a rational personality. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who holds to pantheism. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Of or pertaining to pantheism; founded in, or leading to, pantheism. -- Pan`the*is"tic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

n. [ Poly- + Gr. &unr_; cf. F. polythéisme. ] The doctrine of, or belief in, a plurality of gods. [ 1913 Webster ]

In the Old Testament, the gradual development of polytheism from the primitive monotheism may be learned. Shaff-Herzog. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. polythéiste. ] One who believes in, or maintains the doctrine of, a plurality of gods. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Of or pertaining to polytheism; characterized by polytheism; professing or advocating polytheism; as, polytheistic worship; a polytheistic author, or nation. -- Pol`y*the*is"tic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

v. i. To adhere to, advocate, or inculcate, the doctrine of polytheism. Milman. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ NL. thea tea, the tea plant + -form: cf. F. théiforme. ] Having the form of tea. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. théine, fr. NL. thea. See Theiform. ] (Chem.) See Caffeine. Called also theina. [ 1913 Webster ]

pron. & a. [ OE. thair, fr. Icel. þeirra, þeira, of them, but properly gen. pl. of the definite article; akin to AS. ðāra, ð&aemacr_;ra, gen. pl. of the definite article, or fr. AS. ð&aemacr_;ra, influenced by the Scandinavian use. See That. ] The possessive case of the personal pronoun they; as, their houses; their country. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The possessive takes the form theirs (&unr_;) when the noun to which it refers is not expressed, but implied or understood; as, our land is richest, but theirs is best cultivated. [ 1913 Webster ]

Nothing but the name of zeal appears
'Twixt our best actions and the worst of theirs. Denham. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL. & E. thea tea + -ism. ] (Med.) The morbid condition resulting from the excessive use of tea. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ From Gr. &unr_; God; probably akin to &unr_; to pray for, &unr_; spoken by God, decreed: cf. F. théisme. Cf. Enthusiasm, Pantheon, Theology. ] The belief or acknowledgment of the existence of a God, as opposed to atheism, pantheism, or polytheism. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. théiste. See Theism. ] One who believes in the existence of a God; especially, one who believes in a personal God; -- opposed to atheist. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Of or pertaining to theism, or a theist; according to the doctrine of theists. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. tri- + Gr. &unr_; God: cf. F. trithéisme. ] The opinion or doctrine that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are three distinct Gods. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. trithéiste. ] One who believes in tritheism. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Of or pertaining to tritheism. Bolingbroke. [ 1913 Webster ]