# theism

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈθiː.ɪz.əm/ · frequency rank #47,959

## Definitions
1. Belief in the existence of at least one deity.
2. 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.

## Etymology
Coined, theo- + -ism. ultimately from Ancient Greek θεός (theós, “god”). Attested in English from 1678, theist being attested 16 years earlier in 1662. Cognate French théisme, as in Diderot Principes de la philosophie morale (1745), which was probably borrowed from English.

## Easily confused with
- **this** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/theism-vs-this)
- **them** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/theism-vs-them)
- **these** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/theism-vs-these)
- **thesis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/theism-vs-thesis)
- **their** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/their-vs-theism)
- **Thais** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thais-vs-theism)
- **theirs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/theirs-vs-theism)

## Common misspellings (9)
`hteism`, `tehism`, `theims`, `theismm`, `theissm`, `thesim`, `thheism`, `thiesm`, `ttheism`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/theism