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theocentric

[ thee-uh-sen-trik ]

adjective

  1. having God as the focal point of thoughts, interests, and feelings:

    theocentric philosophy.



theocentric

/ ˌθiːəʊˈsɛntrɪˌsɪzəm; ˌθɪəˈsɛntrɪk /

adjective

  1. theol having God as the focal point of attention
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌٳdzˈٰٲ, noun
  • ˌٳˈԳٰ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ٳ···ٰ··ٲ [thee-oh-sen-, tris, -i-tee], noun
  • ٳo·t ٳ···ٰ· [thee-, uh, -, sen, -tr, uh, -siz-, uh, m], noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of theocentric1

First recorded in 1885–90; theo- + -centric
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Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

It is certainly true that the arguments of the nominalists are theocentric, but as we shall see this is not true for other ways of thinking about laws of nature.

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We’ll see soon enough the degree to which this works out for Cruz, but it’s worth remembering that there have been plenty of theocentric candidates in recent cycles, and they tended to hit a ceiling of support fairly quickly.

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There was no sentimentalism in it; it was the spirit of Jesus spiritualizing and transforming and extending the natural instinct of brotherliness by making it theocentric.

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Science and religion weren’t always at odds: Copernicus’ views were theocentric as well as heliocentric, and Muslim caliphs like Harun al-Rashid were among history’s greatest science boosters.

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What's irrefutable is the growing number of theocentric movie websites, most recently a sophisticated one launched in February by the magazine Christianity Today.

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