The word theist means someone who believes in a god.
A theist
The antonym of atheist is theist. An atheist is someone who does not believe that god(s) exist, or that there is no reason to believe that they exist. A theist is someone who believes that god(s) exist and that there is sufficient reason to believe that they exist.
Just ask them if they are atheist, theist or agnostic. most won't be ashamed to tell you. However if they don't agree with your simple 3 category breakdown you might get an answer like None of those, Secularist, pagan, Rastafarian, Epicurean, Stoic, Freethinker, etc. You will then have to shuffle your categories.
Richard Dreyfuss has described himself as a believer in God, but does not affiliate with any specific religion. This would classify him as a theist.
Charles Voysey - theist - was born in 1828.
He is a theist - he describes himself as a Muslim.
Charles Voysey - theist - died in 1912.
No. It simply makes you officially a nonChristian. There are dozens of other religions which you might belong to, and you might simply be a deist or theist regardless of your association with any of these.
There is no real category know as faithist. The three main categories when it comes to how does religion affect someones life are theist, deist, and atheist. I think the category you are looking for is theist, and this is someone who believes they is a god, and he interacts with us on a daily basis.
A theist is one who believes in God. The opposite term is atheist, who is one who does not believe in God.
Someone who doesn't believe in God is an atheistSomeone who is not sure whether there is a God or not is an agnostic.Someone who does believe in God is a theist