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pol⋅y⋅the⋅ism
[pol-ee-thee-iz-uh
m, pol-ee-thee-iz-uhm] 
–noun
| the doctrine of or belief in more than one god or in many gods. |
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| pol·y·the·ism (pŏl'ē-thē-ĭz'əm, pŏl'ē-thē'ĭz-əm) n. The worship of or belief in more than one god. [French polythéisme, from Greek polutheos, polytheistic : polu-, poly- + theos, god; see dhēs- in Indo-European roots.] pol'y·the'ist n., pol'y·the·is'tic adj. |
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Polytheism
Pol"y*the*ism\, n. [Poly- + Gr. ? cf. F. polyth['e]isme.] The doctrine of, or belief in, a plurality of gods. In the Old Testament, the gradual development of polytheism from the primitive monotheism may be learned. --Shaff-Herzog.
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polytheism
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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