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  • noun Plural form of theist.

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From Greek Θεϊσμός

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Examples

  • Now we all have a good laugh at Thor, although certain theists apparently still believe that Katrina was God's punishment of "Sin City".

    Beckwith on ID 2008

  • Now we all have a good laugh at Thor, although certain theists apparently still believe that Katrina was God's punishment of "Sin City".

    Beckwith on ID 2008

  • The explanation for rational, conscious mentality given by theists is that a transcendent creative mind pre-eminently endowed with reason and value, is the fundamental ontological and explanatory fact about reality.

    A Useless Critic 2007

  • You might even name theists and atheists, evolutionists or creationists, pro-lifers or pro-choicers, depending on which political, religious or social issue is getting the most acrimonious press on any particular day.

    Creativity Experiment, Day Six: Commonalities littlemissattitude 2010

  • You might even name theists and atheists, evolutionists or creationists, pro-lifers or pro-choicers, depending on which political, religious or social issue is getting the most acrimonious press on any particular day.

    Archive 2010-03-01 littlemissattitude 2010

  • Well, at least if the LHC destroys the Earth then all the theists will be able to claim science caused more deaths than religion.

    A Very Cool, Very Big Machine 2008

  • Meanwhile, the theists are appealing to logic, data, and the success of science.

    Dawkins and ID 2008

  • I get the impression that he thinks there is something intrinsically evil about theists, that is even worse than conservative-libertarians.

    An Adult in the Playroom 2007

  • Richard Dawkins can label theists "delusional" with the encouragement and support of people like PZ Myers and Sam Harris, yet theists shouldn't worry about rabid atheists taking control of government and putting guns to their heads.

    British Centre for Science Education, winner of the Henry Rollins Award 2006

  • Again, though, Miller was a theist talking to theists, and as such he seems to have been portraying the only reasonable option open to theists, which is to create an area of exception for their religion wherein the usual rules do not apply.

    Kenneth Miller through a magnifying glass - The Panda's Thumb 2006

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