polytheistic

American  

[pol-ee-thee-is-tik] / ˌpɒl i θiˈɪs tɪk /

Sometimes polytheistical

adjective

1. pertaining to, characterized by, or adhering to polytheism, the doctrine that there is more than one god or many gods.

   Science thrived in the polytheistic culture of ancient Greece.

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Other Word Forms

• polytheistically adverb

Etymology

Origin of polytheistic

polythe(ism) + -istic

Example Sentences

Those beliefs have changed and developed for millennia, influenced by cultures, theologians and even the ancient polytheistic beliefs that came before the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament, she said.

From Seattle Times

The Kaaba was a center for polytheistic worship among pagan Arabs until the arrival of Islam in the 7th century, when the Prophet Muhammad consecrated the site and inaugurated the Hajj.

From Seattle Times

Rome has sheltered polytheistic pagans and monotheistic Jews, adherents of Middle Eastern cults, and, in more recent times, a sizable multinational Muslim community.

From New York Times

When the Egyptian ruling class insisted on a strictly polytheistic society, Moses and his followers first rebelled and then fled.

From Salon

Hinduism had started off as a polytheistic religion, a set of tales about warrior gods and battles similar in many ways to the Greek mythos.

From Literature