autotheist
|au-to-the-ist|
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/ˌɔːtoʊˈθiːɪst/
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/ˌɔːtəˈθiːɪst/
self as God
Etymology
'autotheist' is a modern English formation from the Greek prefix 'auto-' meaning 'self' and the Greek-derived element 'theist' from 'theos' meaning 'god'.
'autotheist' was formed in modern English by combining 'auto-' + 'theist' (both from Greek roots); it does not have a long Middle English history but is a 19th–20th century coinage pattern based on classical elements.
The term originally and currently denotes the idea 'one who regards oneself as God' and has retained that specific meaning in modern usage.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a person who believes that they themselves are God or who worships themselves as divine.
After publicly declaring himself divine, he was widely described as an autotheist.
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Last updated: 2025/11/29 04:37