monotheism

[ mon-uh-thee-iz-uh m ]

/ ˈmɒn ə θiˌɪz əm /

noun

the doctrine or belief that there is only one God.

Nearby words

monosymptomatic, monosynaptic, monotask, monotechnic, monoterpene, monotheism, monotheistic, monothelite, monothematic, monotherapy, monothermia

Origin of monotheism

First recorded in 1650–60; mono- + (poly)theism

Related forms

mon·o·the·ist, noun, adjectivemon·o·the·is·tic, mon·o·the·is·ti·cal, adjective

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Examples from the Web for monotheism

The monotheism which we find in Greece and India generally took this form.
The Religious Sentiment|Daniel G. Brinton
The question between polytheism and monotheism, which has loomed so large to some minds, never troubled him.
Euripedes and His Age|Gilbert Murray
The soaring sublimity of the Moslem monotheism comes partly from its narrowness and abstractness.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 77, March, 1864|Various
The development of monotheism gave the problem a sharper point and a deeper meaning.
Determinism or Free-Will?|Chapman Cohen

That is, of course, with the proviso that your literary worship is not a monotheism.
Platform Monologues|T. G. Tucker

British Dictionary definitions for monotheism

monotheism

/ (ˈmɒnəʊθɪˌɪzəm) /

noun

the belief or doctrine that there is only one God

Derived Forms

monotheist, noun, adjectivemonotheistic, adjectivemonotheistically, adverb

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Culture definitions for monotheism

monotheism

A belief in one god. Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are all monotheistic religions. (Compare polytheism.)