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PRONUNCIATION OF THEOCENTRICISM

theocentricism  [ˌθiːəʊˈsɛntrɪˌsɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THEOCENTRICISM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Theocentricism is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES THEOCENTRICISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Theocentricism

Theocentricism is the belief that God is the central aspect to our existence, as opposed to anthropocentrism or existentialism. In this view, meaning and value of actions done to people or the environment are attributed to God. The tenets of theocentrism, such as humility, respect, moderation, selflessness, and mindfulness, can lend themselves towards a form of environmentalism. In modern theology, theocentricism is often linked with stewardship and environmental ethics or Creation care. It is the belief that human beings should look after the world as guardians and therefore in the way in which God wants them to. Humans should be considerate to all, from animals to plants to humans themselves. It maintains that human beings are merely here for a short time and should be looking after the world for future generations. In Christian theology, theocentricism has sometimes been used to describe theologies that focus on God the Father, as opposed to those which focus on Christ or the Holy Spirit. Theocentrism was a key element of the Christology of Saint Augustine. This view is resisted among some theologians on the grounds that it poses a challenge to trinity.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH THEOCENTRICISM


aestheticism
iːsˈθɛtɪˌsɪzəm
asceticism
əˈsɛtɪˌsɪzəm
Catholicism
kəˈθɒlɪˌsɪzəm
classicism
ˈklæsɪˌsɪzəm
criticism
ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm
cynicism
ˈsɪnɪˌsɪzəm
eclecticism
ɪˈklɛktɪˌsɪzəm
empiricism
ɛmˈpɪrɪˌsɪzəm
eroticism
ɪˈrɒtɪˌsɪzəm
fanaticism
fəˈnætɪˌsɪzəm
historicism
hɪˈstɒrɪˌsɪzəm
lyricism
ˈlɪrɪˌsɪzəm
mosaicism
məʊˈzeɪɪˌsɪzəm
mysticism
ˈmɪstɪˌsɪzəm
narcissism
ˈnɑːsɪˌsɪzəm
neoclassicism
ˌniːəʊˈklæsɪˌsɪzəm
neuroticism
njʊˈrɒtɪˌsɪzəm
romanticism
rəʊˈmæntɪˌsɪzəm
scholasticism
skəˈlæstɪˌsɪzəm
witticism
ˈwɪtɪˌsɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THEOCENTRICISM

thenceforward
thenceforwards
theobromine
theocentric
theocentricity
theocentrism
theocon
theocracies
theocracy
theocrasy
theocrat
theocratic
theocratical
theocratically
Theocritan
Theocritus
theodicies
theodicy
theodolite
theodolitic

WORDS THAT END LIKE THEOCENTRICISM

agnosticism
Anglicism
anti-Catholicism
athleticism
didacticism
esotericism
exoticism
hermeticism
higher criticism
homoeroticism
literary criticism
monasticism
new criticism
peripateticism
racism
Roman Catholicism
scepticism
self-criticism
skepticism
stoicism
textual criticism

Synonyms and antonyms of theocentricism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «theocentricism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THEOCENTRICISM

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The translations of theocentricism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «theocentricism» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

theocentricism
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

teocentrismo
570 millions of speakers

English

theocentricism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

theocentricism
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

theocentricism
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

theocentricism
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

teocentrismo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

theocentricism
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

théocentrisme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Theocentricism
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Theocentricism
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

theocentricism
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

theocentricism
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Theocentricism
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

theocentricism
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

theocentricism
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कोद्रिय कण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

theocentricism
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

theocentricism
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

theocentricism
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

theocentricism
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

theocentricism
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

theocentricism
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

theocentricism
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

theocentricism
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

theocentricism
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of theocentricism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THEOCENTRICISM»

The term «theocentricism» is used very little and occupies the 168.977 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THEOCENTRICISM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about theocentricism

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THEOCENTRICISM»

Discover the use of theocentricism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to theocentricism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Reading Jonathan Edwards: An Annotated Bibliography in Three ...
It explains everything: for Joseph Haroutunian, theocentricism is the “clue” to Edwards, grounded in the distinction between creator and created and manifest in his aesthetic view of man (1944.1); for Ralph Barton Perry, it is his one expression ...
M. X. Lesser, 2008
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Companion Encyclopedia of Theology
Hick's theocentricism pays little attention to the importance of historical particularity. In fact, the theological basis of his proposal (that of an all-loving God ) is undermined if Hick cannot give normative ontological status to the revelatory event ...
Peter Byrne, Rev Prof Leslie Houlden, 2002
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Heidegger and the Quest for the Sacred: From Thought to the ...
Indeed, he remains staunchly opposed to how Christianity's theocentricism implies an anthropocentricism, which privileges "man" over all creatures due to the fact that "he" is created in "God's image." For Heidegger, secular humanism is just ...
F. Schalow, 2001
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A Concise Dictionary of Theology
Theocentricism (Gr. “Godcentered”). Away of thinking that systematicallycenters everything on God.Itis often contrasted with anthropocentricism (Gr. “ humancentered”), which takes human existence, experience, and values as its center and ...
by Gerald O’Collins, SJ, and Edward G. Farrugia, SJ
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Theology of Religions: Christianity and Other Religions
IKnitter calls this new emphasis soteriocentricism, whic is, according to him a move beyond Christocentricism, ecclesiocentricism and theocentricism. While recognizing that the terms “kingdom” and “God” are derived from his own Christian ...
‎1993
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The Lord
"This book is a masterpiece.
Romano Guardini, 1996
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Kubanni Journal of Arts and Social Sciences
THEOCENTRICISM: A RELIGIOUS FOCAL POINT FOR OUR PEACEFUL CO- EXISTENCE L. I. Osuagwu The Nigerian society is a very religious one. with people adhering to different religions. Followers of these religions claim to worship the ...
‎2005
8
Weaving the tapestry of moral judgement: Christian ethics in ...
14.3 Theocentricism? We return to the unease many feel in the argument that we have no obligations towards the earth and other living things save those that express our obligations to one another — the only qualification being that at least  ...
John A. Harrod, 2007
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Cistercian Studies
Her theocentricism is Benedictine; her theology of spiritual marriage11 is at least thematically closer to the Mendicants than it is to, for example, Bernard; and her theology of union is sufficiently unique to be outside both schools. Furthermore ...
‎1986
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Facing the Other: The Ethics of Emmanuel Levinas
Having developed a method that effects a paradigm shift in world view ( Descartes overturns theocentricism, Freud egocentricism, Descartes founds the discourse of modernity, Freud problematizes the modern contract) - to whom and how ...
Sean Hand, 2014

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THEOCENTRICISM»

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Kierkegaard and the Modern Theology Cocktail Party
... or their preference for dogmatics (he is too philosophical and psychological), or—for some of them anyway—their theocentricism (he is too anthropocentric). «Patheos, Apr 14»

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