Used in a Sentence

theistic

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for theistic.

Editorial note

An even better theistic analogy for the singularity is the return of Jesus.

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Quick take

Of or relating to theism.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of theistic gathered in one view.

adjective

Of or relating to theism.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for theistic.

Example sentences

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An even better theistic analogy for the singularity is the return of Jesus.

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But the problem is, you have confused creationists with theistic evolutionists!

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The evidence against theistic gods is much stronger though, and the idea can be dismissed completely.

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Some possible historical role playing class analogies that aren't totally ridiculous: The academic, which is kind of a non-theistic monk.

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My worldview (Christian Theistic Worldview, btw) absolutely has no problem saying Hitler was wrong.

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The pope believes in theistic evolution which is essentially incompatible with actual evolution.

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What about a theistic colleague who would fund a campaign against atheistic marriage?

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What about a theistic CEO who would found a campaign against atheistic marriage?

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But listen to a theistic philosopher speak and observe how he acts.

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Unless you are talking about theistic evolution, it has no point.

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And in fact, God (the theistic version) would explain this perfectly.

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It is also long, people read the first quote and flagged it thinking you might be trying to introduce them to a theistic notion of some sort.

Quote examples

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The pantheistic version of God doesn't work as well, because it's ultimately impersonal (despite the "theistic" part of the word).

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For example, Lawrence Krauss often suggests that theistic arguments based on classical logic are undermined by QM (which shows that reality isn't "logical").

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It clearly was secular humanist and not theistic at all, you just did a really good job of making the analogy to "regular" religions.

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There's a belief termed "theistic evolution" where one holds that God created the initial conditions of the universe and let it proceed organically from there.

Proper noun examples

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Theistic evolution is not evolution and it is in principle unscientific.

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Theistic Evolution and the Day-Age Theory.

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Theistic religion is just a result of the lesser degree of knowledge of the world, the universe and our place in it that we as a species had thousdands of years ago.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use theistic in a sentence?

An even better theistic analogy for the singularity is the return of Jesus.

What does theistic mean?

Of or relating to theism.

What part of speech is theistic?

theistic is commonly used as adjective.