monotheistic

[mon-uh-thee-is-tik]

adjective

1. pertaining to, characterized by, or adhering to monotheism, the doctrine that there is only one God.

   a monotheistic religion.

Other Word Forms

• monotheistically adverb
• nonmonotheistic adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of monotheistic¹

monothe(ism) + -istic

Example Sentences

She craved transcendence, and like an increasing number of Americans, she didn’t find it in Christianity or another historic monotheistic religion.

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"The number of those who identify as Zoroastrian is considerable," Mansour explains, referring to one of the world's oldest monotheistic religions founded 3,000 years ago in Persia, now known as Iran.

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Zoroastrianism is a monotheistic religion that predates Christianity and Islam.

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Eve was said to have disobeyed a monotheistic god and punished with the curse of painful childbirth.

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The Western ideas about angels can be traced through the Bible — and to the worldviews of its monotheistic authors, Garrett said.

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