Teistsuguses

Teistsuguses is an Estonian term used in religious studies and philosophy to denote theistic belief or theism. It refers to viewpoints that posit the existence of one or more deities who are personal, transcendent, and capable of influencing the world. In discussions of religion, teistsuguses contrasts with atheism (belief that no gods exist), agnosticism (uncertainty about gods), and deism (belief in a non-interventionist creator).

The word is formed from teist ("theist" or "god") with a suffix that yields an adjective or nominal phrase meaning "theistic" or "theism-related." It is used to describe theories, arguments, or cultural phenomena from a theistic perspective.

In scholarly prose, teistsuguses appears in analyses of religious epistemology, moral philosophy, and apologetics. It can refer to the broader theistic worldview or to specific theistic positions such as belief in personal divine revelation, divine providence, and God’s involvement in history.

The term is primarily used in Estonian-language scholarship and is encountered in academic texts on religion and philosophy. See also theism, atheism, agnosticism, deism, and polytheism.