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PRONUNCIATION OF THEOCENTRISM

theocentrism  [ˌθiːəʊˈsɛntrɪˌsɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THEOCENTRISM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Theocentrism 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 THEOCENTRISM 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.

Definition of theocentrism in the English dictionary

The definition of theocentrism in the dictionary is the quality of being theocentric.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH THEOCENTRISM


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 THEOCENTRISM

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE THEOCENTRISM

androcentrism
anthropocentrism
belletrism
centrism
consumerism
ecotourism
egocentrism
ethnocentrism
logocentrism
militarism
phallocentrism
plagiarism
polycentrism
prism
Tantrism
terrorism
tourism
vampirism
voyeurism
Zoroastrism

Synonyms and antonyms of theocentrism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «theocentrism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THEOCENTRISM

Find out the translation of theocentrism to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of theocentrism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «theocentrism» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

theocentrism
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

teocentrismo
570 millions of speakers

English

theocentrism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

theocentrism
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

theocentrism
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

теоцентризм
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

teocentrismo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

theocentrism
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

théocentrisme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Theocentrism
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Theozentrismus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

theocentrism
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

theocentrism
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Theocentrism
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

theocentrism
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

theocentrism
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निरनिराळी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

theocentrism
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

teocentrismo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

teocentryzm
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

теоцентризм
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

theocentrism
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Θεοκεντρισμού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

theocentrism
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

theocentrism
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

teosentrisme
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of theocentrism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THEOCENTRISM»

The term «theocentrism» is barely ever used and occupies the 198.211 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THEOCENTRISM» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THEOCENTRISM»

Discover the use of theocentrism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to theocentrism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Orthodox Readings of Augustine
Augustine's. Christomorphic. Theocentrism. 9. David. Tracy. Introduction: Augustine in Fragments? ... 1965),376–92. 2Pierre Courcelle, Recherches sur les “Confessions” de saint Augustin (Paris: 263 Augustine's Christomorphic Theocentrism.
George E. Demacopoulos, Aristotle Papanikolaou, 2008
2
Issues in Recreation and Leisure: Ethical Decision Making
Those related to anthropocentrism, biocentrism, ecocentrism, and theocentrism. The underlying question is where we position human beings in relation to other natural objects. 2. Those related to preservation, conservation, and ecosystem ...
Donald J. McLean, Daniel G. Yoder, 2005
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Texts and Documents, 1986-2007
Another group of theologians defends a salvific theocentrism with a non- normative Christology. To break the link between Christ and God deprives Christianity of any universalist claim about salvation and thus authentic dialogue with other ...
Michael Sharkey, Thomas Weinady, 2009
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Christian Theological Understanding of Other Religions ...
The approach of theocentrism through Christ responds to the dialogical reality of the Church, emphasizing, thereby, the specificity and complementarity of all the religions. Theocentrism is thus an attempt to find a common theological platform ...
John Berchmans Barla, 1999
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Towards a Trinitarian Theology of Religions: A Study of Paul ...
Using the distinction between "Christocentrism" and "Christomon- ism", it is possible to say that Christomonism will contradict both the Trinitarian and the Unitarian understanding of Theocentrism. It fails to do full justice to the Christian doctrine ...
Pan-Chiu Lai, 1994
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The Myriad Christ: Plurality and the Quest for Unity in ...
In my study, Toward a Christian Theology of Religious Pluralism2, after reviewing the successive paradigm-shifts from ecclesiocentrism to Christocentrism, and, thereafter, from Christocentrism to theocentrism, I reflected on the other models ...
Terrence Merrigan, Jacques Haers, 2000
7
Consenting to God and Nature: Toward a Theocentric, ...
There is a second way in which a theocentric focus is to be understood that is more fundamental to the perspective I share with the three thinkers to be examined in the following chapters. Theocentrism represents an alternative to, and critique ...
Byron C. Bangert, 2006
8
The Material in Salvific Discourse: A Study of Two Christian ...
That is why a new understanding of the material realm is called for, an understanding that blends the creation-centered view in African cosmology with Augustinian theocentrism.13 It is this perspective that the representatives of RO discussed ...
David Tonghou Ngong, 2007
9
The Theology of Jonathan Edwards
Scholars from a number of disciplines have lifted up Edwards's “theocentrism” as a resource for contemporary theology. Stephen D. Crocco—who demonstrated Edwards's influence on Joseph Haroutunian, H. Richard Niebuhr, and James ...
Michael J. McClymond, Gerald R. McDermott, 2012
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The Trinitarian Ethics of Jonathan Edwards
The theocentrism Edwards articulates in the Two Dissertations, however, is conditioned by his engagement with Hutcheson's moral sense philosophy. As such, these writings do not represent Edwards's summary views on either metaphysics ...
William J. Danaher, 2004

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THEOCENTRISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term theocentrism is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Roots of Radicalism In Political Islam
They describe the contradiction between their religious views and the secular views dominating the Western world as theocentrism vs. anthropocentrism. «Al-Monitor, Oct 13»
2
إدوارد سعيد بين النقد الديني والنقد العَلماني 1/2
يحاول مشروع إدوارد سعيد النقدي إقامة تعارض ظاهراتي جذري بين "المركزية الإنسانية" (Anthropocentrism) وبين "مركزية الوجود الرباني" ((Theocentrism. لقد أثار انتباهي ... «هسبريس, Nov 12»
3
McClymond & McDermott: The Theology of Jonathan Edwards
Themes from their earlier work on Edwards recur (McClymond's theocentrism and McDermott's engagement with world religions), and particular lines of ... «Patheos, Sep 12»
4
The Anglican Commitment to Comprehensiveness
But whenever evangelicalism is fuelled by teaching that reproduces the biblical theocentrism of Calvin's Institutes or the Anglican formularies or the later ... «Virtue Online, Jun 10»
5
Packer, Unpacked
In his view, only theocentrism fettered to inerrancy and canonical authority can provide pilgrims with the requisite posture for devotion. Furthermore, over and ... «ChristianityToday.com, Jan 10»
6
Adaptive Liberal Hypocrisy
The United States was founded in a Judeo-Christian theocentrism that is informed by scripture and assumes a personal God who hears prayers and grants ... «American Thinker, Dec 09»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Theocentrism [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/theocentrism>. Apr 2024 ».
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