Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Theism \The"ism\ (th[=e]"[i^]z'm), n. [NL. & E. thea tea +
-ism.] (Med.)
The morbid condition resulting from the excessive use of tea.
Theism \The"ism\, n. [From Gr. ? God; probably akin to ? to pray
for, ? spoken by God, decreed: cf. F. th['e]isme. Cf.
{Enthusiasm}, {Pantheon}, {Theology}.]
The belief or acknowledgment of the existence of a God, as
opposed to {atheism}, {pantheism}, or {polytheism}.
Source : WordNet®
theism
n : the doctrine or belief in the existence of a God or gods
[ant: {atheism}]