polytheism

[ pol-ee-thee-iz-uhm, pol-ee-thee-iz-uhm ]

/ ˈpɒl i θiˌɪz əm, ˌpɒl iˈθi ɪz əm /

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noun

the doctrine of or belief in more than one god or in many gods.

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Origin of polytheism

1605–15; poly- + theism; compare French polythéisme

OTHER WORDS FROM polytheism

pol·y·the·ist, nounpol·y·the·is·tic, pol·y·the·is·ti·cal, adjective

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How to use polytheism in a sentence

The polytheist peoples the world with a variety of gods and goddesses, which enter into its machinery more or less independently.
The Riddle of the Universe at the close of the nineteenth century|Ernst Haeckel
In the eyes of an inquisitive polytheist, it must appear worthy of the human and the divine nature.
The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire|Edward Gibbon
A Muhammadan cannot marry a polytheist, but he may marry a Jewess or a Christian.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India--Volume I (of IV)|R.V. Russell
As poet and artist I am polytheist; as a student of Nature I am pantheist.
The Faust-Legend and Goethe's 'Faust'|H. B. Cotterill

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

British Dictionary definitions for polytheism

polytheism

/ (ˈpɒlɪθiːˌɪzəm, ˌpɒlɪˈθiːɪzəm) /

noun

the worship of or belief in more than one god

Derived forms of polytheism

polytheist, nounpolytheistic, adjectivepolytheistically, adverb

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Cultural definitions for polytheism

polytheism

The belief in more than one god. The ancient Greeks, for example, were polytheists; their gods included Apollo, Athena, Dionysus, and Zeus. (Compare monotheism.)

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