Godism

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The belief in a god or the practice of worshipping one as a supreme being
2. A religious outlook centered on devotion to a deity and acceptance of divine authority
3. Adherence to the idea that a divine being exists and deserves worship and obedience

Etymology: "Godism" is formed from "god" and the suffix "-ism," which in English denotes a doctrine, system, or belief. The suffix comes from Greek "-ismos" through Latin "-ismus" and entered English largely through French, and it attaches readily to nouns to name a set of beliefs, as in "theism" or "deism." "God" is an Old English word, from Proto-Germanic "guthan," and its ancestry is uncertain. The compound is a straightforward coinage rather than a word with a long, shifting history. Its meaning follows from its parts: a commitment to the existence of a deity and to the duty of worshipping and obeying it. Its use is mostly confined to philosophical and theological writing, where it is sometimes set beside "theism" to distinguish a general belief in a god from the more specific doctrines of particular traditions.