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Suitheism, a term coined by American occultists David Michael Cunningham and Traeonna A. R. Wagener, is the belief that oneself is a deity, without the denial of the existence of other deities. It is formed from sui ("of oneself") from Latin and theos from which the word "theism" (belief in the existence of a deity) derives from Greek. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... A neologism (Greek νεολογισμός [neologismos], from νέος [neos] new + λόγος [logos] word, speech, discourse + suffix -ισμός [-ismos] -ism) is a word, term, or phrase which has been recently created (coined) — often to apply to new concepts, to synthesize pre-existing concepts, or to make older terminology sound more contemporary. ... The word occult comes from the Latin occultus (clandestine, hidden, secret), referring to knowledge of the hidden.[1] In the medical sense it is used commonly to refer to a structure or process that is hidden, e. ... Look up deity in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in Latium, the region immediately surrounding Rome. ... Theos may refer to: Theos Is a medical electronics company with revolutionary technology focusing on remote patient monitoring . ... Theism is the belief in the existence of one or more divinities or deities. ...

The term autotheism has meant the same thing in English since 1619. However, some find this term confusing because it has been used in Christian contexts with very different meanings, such as "belief that oneself is God incarnate or that oneself is Christ". [1]. Other definitions of autotheism include: "the soul becomes identical with God"; "becoming wholly one with God"; "belief in self-subsistence of God the Son"; and "heresy that Jesus is God in Himself independent of the Godhead". The term autotheism may be preferred over suitheism by etymological purists, since it comes from two Greek words rather than partly from Latin and partly from Greek. Autotheism is a possible monotheistic religious belief, that ones self is God, particularly the Christian view that ones self is Jesus Christ incarnate. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Events May 13 - Dutch statesman Johan van Oldenbarnevelt is executed in The Hague after having been accused of treason. ... Christianity percentage by country, purple is highest, orange is lowest Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Wycliffe Tyndale · Luther · Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch... Christ is the English term for the Greek word (Christós), which literally means The Anointed One. ...

See Also

• Autotheism
• Selfism

Autotheism is a possible monotheistic religious belief, that ones self is God, particularly the Christian view that ones self is Jesus Christ incarnate. ... Selfism is any philosophy, doctrine, or tendency to uphold explicitly selfish principles as being desireable. ...

External links

• article on alt.satanism — January 3, 1999 is the earliest reference to this word, according to Google.