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monotheism

[mon-uh-thee-iz-uh m]
noun
  1. the doctrine or belief that there is only one God.
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Origin of monotheism

First recorded in 1650–60; mono- + (poly)theism
Related formsmon·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 monotheist

Historical Examples

  • When a believer in two is a polytheist, how can a believer in six be a monotheist?

    Letters from a Sf Teacher

    Shaikh Sharfuddn Maner

  • Unlike Cyrus, he was at least a monotheist, if not a thoroughgoing Zoroastrian.

  • This king-priest is a monotheist, though he is not of the family of Abraham.

  • He was a monotheist, and he saw his God in every thing, every event, every place.

    Carmen Ariza

    Charles Francis Stocking

  • The intelligence is monist or pantheist, the will monotheist or egoist.

    Tragic Sense Of Life

    Miguel de Unamuno

British Dictionary definitions for monotheist

monotheism

noun
  1. the belief or doctrine that there is only one God
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Derived Formsmonotheist, noun, adjectivemonotheistic, adjectivemonotheistically, adverb
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Word Origin and History for monotheist

n.

1670s, from monotheism + -ist.

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monotheism

n.

"belief that there is but one god," 1650s, from Greek mono-, comb. form of monos "single, alone" (see mono-) + theos "a god" (see Thea).

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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
monotheist in Culture

monotheism

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

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