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| pol·y·the·ism
(pŏl'ē-thē-ĭz'əm, pŏl'ē-thē'ĭz-əm) Pronunciation Key
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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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| polytheism | |
noun | |
| belief in multiple Gods [ant: monotheism] |
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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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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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