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(Greek > Latin: a suffix; one who believes in; one who is engaged in; someone who does something)

territorialist (s) (noun), territorialists (pl)
A supporter of territorialism: As a agriculturist, Mr. Thompson was a territorialist along with his friends who also had farms of their own.
terrorist (s) (noun), terrorists (pl)
A person who coerces with violence and terror to achieve some objective.
thanatist
A believer in thanatism.
thanatologist
A specialist in the study of death.
thanatophidologist
One who specializes in the study of venomous snakes.
thaumatogenist (s) (noun), thaumatogenists (pl)
A believer in or an advocate of thaumatogeny.
thaumatologist (s) (noun), thaumatologists (pl)
A person or people who study or describe miracles.
thaumaturgist (s) (noun), thaumaturgists (pl)
Someone who performs wonders or miracles: A very famous Italian thaumaturgist was Count Alessandro di Cagliostro, who was a magician and alchemist in the 1700s.
A worker of miracles.
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theanthropist (s) (noun), theanthropists (pl)
A person who believes that the divine can manifest itself in mortal form or that mortals can be divine: A theanthropist believes in the union of the divine and human natures; especially, the manifestation of God as man in Jesus Christ.
theist (s) (noun), theists (pl)
A person who believes in the existence of a god or gods: "Theists are those who believe in the existence of a god; especially, those who believe in a personal god."
theochristic (adjective)
Anointed by God: "A theochristic action is to choose or to designate someone or something for a particular purpose or to choose by or as if by divine intervention."
theogonist (s) (noun), theogonists (pl)
One who makes an account of the origin and descent of the gods.
theologist (s) (noun), theologists (pl)
A person who studies religions.
theomachist (s) (noun), theomachists (pl)
Someone who fights against God (or the gods) or resists God's divine will.
theomicrist (s) (noun), theomicrists (pl)
1. Someone who makes fun of or who belittles God.
2. A person who mocks God or divinities.