monotheist
Americannoun
plural
monotheistsadjective
Other Word Forms
- monotheistic adjective
- monotheistically adverb
- non-monotheistic adjective
- pre-monotheistic adjective
- quasi-monotheistic adjective
Example Sentences
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“I’m an ethical monotheist, that’s the way I would describe my faith,” he said.
From Salon
Most of China’s 1.4 billion people have no religious affiliation, and fewer than 7 percent are monotheists.
From Washington Post
Many posit that the Egyptian pharaoh changed the course of history as the first monotheist: he replaced Egypt’s many gods with one supreme god – the sun.
From The Guardian
This famous passage has traditionally been taken as an indication of sympathy among early Muslims for Christians as fellow monotheists against pagan enemies.
From New York Times
But, while neither was a creedal Christian, both men were monotheists, and, like John Locke, their ideas about tolerance generally extended only to those who believed in a higher power.
From The New Yorker
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