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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesnthetisch
Native Script:nontheistisch
Pronunciation / Transliteration: nɔn.teˈɪs.tɪʃ
"Er praktiziert eine nontheistische Form der Meditation."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Not having or involving a belief in a god or gods.
"Buddhism in some of its traditional forms is often characterized as a nontheistic spiritual philosophy." - 2
Characterized by the absence of belief in deities, distinct from explicit atheism which actively asserts non-existence.
"She embraced a nontheistic approach to ethics that focused purely on human empathy."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines the Latin-derived English prefix 'non-' (meaning 'not') with 'theistic', which derives from the Greek 'theos' (god). Emerging in the 19th century alongside broader comparative studies of religion and philosophy, the word was coined to describe belief systems or worldviews that do not center on personal deities without necessarily rejecting the spiritual realm entirely.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Nontheistic" is said worldwide
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non théiste
Transliteration: nɔ̃ te.ist
"Certaines traditions philosophiques adoptent une perspective non théiste."
nthetisch
Transliteration: nɔn.teˈɪs.tɪʃ
Script: nontheistisch
"Er praktiziert eine nontheistische Form der Meditation."
non teistico
Transliteration: non teˈistiko
"Il movimento promuove una visione del mondo non teistica."
no teísta
Transliteration: no teˈista
"El budismo temprano ha sido descrito como una doctrina no teísta."
nãoteísta
Transliteration: nãu.teˈis.tɐ
"Ela segue uma filosofia de vida nãoteísta."
अनश्वरवादी
Transliteration: anaswravadi
"बौद्ध धर्म को अक्सर एक अनश्वरवादी दर्शन माना जाता है।"
非神论的
Transliteration: fēi shén lùn de
"这种哲学观点本质上是非神论的。"
비신론적
Transliteration: bi-sin-ron-jeok
"그는 비신론적 세계관을 가지고 있다."
非神論的
Transliteration: hi-shin-ron-teki
"その哲学は非神論的なアプローチをとっている。"
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