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Recent Examples of theism
The Chinese Communists aren’t trying to extirpate every last trace of theism, thereby inviting the undivided opposition of religious believers and institutions (as the Soviets did with regard to John Paul II’s Vatican).
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Cameron Hilditch, National Review, 21 Feb. 2021
Thoreau moves fluidly between the two, shuttling between the divine and the here-and-now, between theism and materialism.
—Longreads, 13 July 2017
Some theologians seemed to reject traditional notions of theism, even arguing that Jesus should be seen more as a human role model than an actual deity.
—Joseph Berger, New York Times, 29 June 2017
While most of the Empire was being immersed in a religion which was a synthesis of Roman institutions, Greek philosophy and Hebrew theism, a subset of the population of philosophical inclination was being drawn into a religious system descended from Hellenistic paganism.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 10 Aug. 2012
Cameron Hilditch, National Review, 21 Feb. 2021
Thoreau moves fluidly between the two, shuttling between the divine and the here-and-now, between theism and materialism.
—Longreads, 13 July 2017
Some theologians seemed to reject traditional notions of theism, even arguing that Jesus should be seen more as a human role model than an actual deity.
—Joseph Berger, New York Times, 29 June 2017
While most of the Empire was being immersed in a religion which was a synthesis of Roman institutions, Greek philosophy and Hebrew theism, a subset of the population of philosophical inclination was being drawn into a religious system descended from Hellenistic paganism.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 10 Aug. 2012
Recent Examples of Synonyms for theism
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Some of the earliest information about Khanty religious traditions comes from Russian priests who sent their reports to the archbishop of Siberia to alert him to the problem of continued paganism.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Jan. 2026
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Sitting atop one of the seven hills overlooking the city, the site is like an archaeological mosaic where fragments of paganism, Christianity and Islam from different eras and empires coexist.—
NPR,
NPR,
26 Nov. 2025
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Christian theology decreed that God must be greater than any of his creations — the only true infinity, bigger than any number.—
Joseph Howlett,
Quanta Magazine,
25 Feb. 2026
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The family’s bibles and literature on Christian theology were also seized during the raid.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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Stasevska was born in 1984, the same year that Glass’ hypnotic, ritualistic opera, about an Egyptian pharaoh who dared to push monotheism onto his polytheistic culture, debuted in Stuttgart, Germany.—
Tim Greiving,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2026
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With the rise of monotheism, their existence had to be brought under the power and perfection of a single god.—
Manvir Singh,
New Yorker,
27 Oct. 2025
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This vague gesture in the direction of deism has no antecedent in the book, no moral or theological trajectory to make Bambi’s insight meaningful or satisfying.—
Kathryn Schulz,
The New Yorker,
17 Jan. 2022
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Those intuitions usually commended a staid deism and scorn for those whose beliefs extended any further.—
Jeffrey Collins,
WSJ,
12 Mar. 2021
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In 1809, Friedrich’s budding pantheism landed him in hot water.—
Zachary Fine,
The New Yorker,
28 June 2024
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If anyone is wondering, stoicism and pantheism are my preferred lenses through to view the world.—
Christa Allen,
Allure,
28 May 2021
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Nefertiti was the principal wife of Pharaoh Akhenaten, the ruler who upended Egypt's religious customs away from polytheism and toward Atenism.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Western antiquity Christianity was shaped by its roots in Judaism, but also its rejection of Greco-Roman religious culture, especially its polytheism.—
Joanne M. Pierce,
The Conversation,
20 Jan. 2026
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Defending against such weapons requires an even bigger number of interceptors — typical military doctrine calls for firing two or three at each incoming target to maximize the chances of hitting it.—
Gerry Doyle,
Fortune,
28 Feb. 2026
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The doctrine required broadcasters to present contrasting viewpoints on controversial public issues.—
Jay Caruso,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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Such dogma overlooks that these policies are profoundly out of step with Black New York.—
Darius Jones,
New York Daily News,
15 Feb. 2026
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Trump has since largely overhauled GOP dogma by pushing for massive hikes in import taxes, having unilaterally imposed them last year by declaring an economic emergency.—
Josh Boak,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Theism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/theism. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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