Word: theism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: the
ism
Definition: Belief in the existence of a personal creator god, goddess, gods and/or goddesses present and active in the governance and organization of the world and the universe. The God may be known by or through revelation.
Morphemes:
Affix: theo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: god; deity
Etymology Compounds: Affix: theo-
Language: la
Decoded: theo-
Meaning: god
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the name of a system, school of thought or theory based on the name of its subject or object or alternatively on the name of its founder ( ).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.