*theism*

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

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