theo-, the-, -theism, -theist, -theistic

(Greek: God, god, deity, divine)

theomancy
1. A name given to that species of divination that was drawn from the responses of oracles; or from the predictions of sibyls and others supposed to be immediately inspired by some divinity.
2. Mysteries of a divine majesty sought the sacred names; the possessor of such a "science" knew the future, commanded nature, had full power over angels and demons, and could perform miracles; by the answers of divinely inspired oracles.
theomania
1. Delusion of being inspired by God.
2. A delusion that one is God.
3. A madness that is reputedly caused or inspired by God.
4. Religious insanity; especially that in which the patient thinks he or she is a deity or has divine inspiration to carry out some divine mission.
theomania, theomaniac
A madness believed to be caused or inspired by God or an obsessive delusion that one is God.
theomaniac
One who is affected by theomania or who tends to lead religious cults often with destructive objectives.
theomantic
Pertaining to theomancy.
theomastix
1. The scourge of God or appointed by God.
2. When a deity or the deities are thoroughly fed up with mankind, the result is a theomastix.

Essentially, the word is a synonym of a plague or a divinely constituted punishment of mortals; such as, the Biblical flood.

theometry
A measurement or estimation of God.
theomicrist
1. Someone who makes fun of or who belittles God.
2. A person who mocks God or divinity.
theomisanthropist
Someone who hates God and mankind.
A man is showing his hatred for religion and even people

A priest is trying to encourage a man to attend church, but the man is showing his hatred for both religion and apparently for people who are participants in church functions.

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theomorphic, theomorphism
In the form or likeness of a deity; having a godlike form or aspect.
theomythology
A mixture of theology and mythology.
theonomy
The state of being governed by God, a god, or by priests.
theopantism
The doctrine that God is all that exists.
theopathetic
Characterized by theopathy.
theopathic
The mystic of the theopathetic species is content to contemplate, to feel, or to act, suffering under Deity, in his sublime passivity.

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Related religious-word units: church; dei-, div-; ecclesi-; fanati-; hiero-; idol-;-olatry; zelo-.