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pol⋅y⋅the⋅ism

  [pol-ee-thee-iz-uhm, pol-ee-thee-iz-uhm]
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–noun
the doctrine of or belief in more than one god or in many gods.
Origin:
1605–15; poly- + theism; cf. F polythéisme

Related forms:
pol⋅y⋅the⋅ist, noun
pol⋅y⋅the⋅is⋅tic, pol⋅y⋅the⋅is⋅ti⋅cal, adjective
pol⋅y⋅the⋅is⋅ti⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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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.)

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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