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Monotheism

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mon⋅o⋅the⋅ism

[mon-uh-thee-iz-uhm]
–noun
the doctrine or belief that there is only one God.

Origin:
1650–60; mono- + (poly)theism


mon⋅o⋅the⋅ist, noun, adjective
mon⋅o⋅the⋅is⋅tic, mon⋅o⋅the⋅is⋅ti⋅cal, adjective
mon⋅o⋅the⋅is⋅ti⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
mon·o·the·ism   (mŏn'ə-thē-ĭz'əm)   
n.  The doctrine or belief that there is only one God.
mon'o·the'ist n., mon'o·the·is'tic adj., mon'o·the·is'ti·cal·ly adv.

Monotheism

Mon"o*the*ism\, n. [Mono- + Gr. ? god: cf. F. monoth['e]isme.] The doctrine or belief that there is but one God.

monotheism

A belief in one god. Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are all monotheistic religions. (Compare polytheism.)


monotheism 
1660, from Gk. mono-, comb. form of monos "single, alone" + theos "a god" (see Thea).
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