theist
Britishnoun
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a person who believes in the doctrine of theism
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a person who believes in the existence of God or gods
adjective
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Evil must either have had a beginning, or it must be eternal; but, according to the Theist, it can not be eternal, because God alone is eternal.
From A Few Words About the Devil And Other Biographical Sketches and Essays by Bradlaugh, Charles
It is not certain that the Theist expresses any very clear idea when he uses the words "matter" and "intelligence."
From A Few Words About the Devil And Other Biographical Sketches and Essays by Bradlaugh, Charles
When thus reflecting, I feel compelled to look to a First Cause having an intelligent mind in some degree analogous to that of man; and I deserve to be called a Theist.
From Charles Darwin: His Life in an Autobiographical Chapter, and in a Selected Series of His Published Letters by Darwin, Charles
The Atheist answers: I do not know what is meant, in the mouth of the Theist, by “matter.”
From Theological Essays by Bradlaugh, Charles
The Theist answers that this is no sufficient objection; that there are many words which are in common use to which the same objection applies.
From Theological Essays by Bradlaugh, Charles
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