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polytheism

[pol-ee-thee-iz-uhm, pol-ee-thee-iz-uhm] Example Sentences Origin

pol·y·the·ism

[pol-ee-thee-iz-uhm, pol-ee-thee-iz-uhm]
noun
the doctrine of or belief in more than one god or in many gods.

Origin:
1605–15; poly- + theism; compare French polythéisme

pol·y·the·ist, noun
pol·y·the·is·tic, pol·y·the·is·ti·cal, adjective
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  • Hindus believe in many gods or god in many forms, which is polytheism.
  • From this evolved polytheism and then monotheisms.
  • Animism is passing into polytheism.
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polytheism (ˈpɒlɪθiːˌɪzəm, ˌpɒlɪˈθiːɪzəm)
 
n
the worship of or belief in more than one god
 
'polytheist
 
n
 
polythe'istic
 
adj
 
polythe'istically
 
adv

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Word Origin & History

polytheism
1613, from Fr. polythéisme (16c.), formed from Gk. polytheos "of many gods," from polys "many" (see poly-) + theos "god" (see Thea). Polytheist first attested 1619.
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polytheism definition


The belief in more than one god. The ancient Greeks, for example, were polytheists; their gods included Apollo, Athena, Dionysus, and Zeus. (Compare monotheism.)

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