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theo- combining form. Before a vowel the-.
[Greek from theos god: see -O-.]
Of or pertaining to God or gods.
theo'centric adjective centring or centred in God; having God as its centre: L19.
theo'centricism noun (rare) = theocentrism E20.
theocen'tricity noun = theocentrism M20.
theo'centrism noun theocentric doctrine or belief M20.
theodidact noun & adjective (a person) taught by God E18.
the'olatry noun the worship of God or gods E19.
theo'mania noun religious mania; spec. a mental illness in which the patient believes himself or herself to be a god or to be possessed by one: M19.
theo'maniac noun a person affected with theomania M19.
the'onomy noun (rare) government by God L19.
the'ophagous adjective of, pertaining to, or marked by theophagy L19.
the'ophagy noun (a) the 'eating' of God in the Eucharist; (b) Anthropology the eating of a meal at which it is believed that a god is ingested with the consecrated food: L19.
theo'phobia noun irrational fear of God; dread of divine anger; rare aversion to or hatred of God: L19.
theo'phoric adjective = theophorous L19.
the'ophorous adjective [Greek theophoros, from pherein to bear] bearing or containing the name of a god E20.
theo'politics noun (rare) politics based on the law of God M18.