polytheism
[ pol-ee-thee-iz-uh m, pol-ee-thee-iz-uh m ]
/ ˈpɒl i θiˌɪz əm, ˌpɒl iˈθi ɪz əm /
noun
the doctrine of or belief in more than one god or in many gods.
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pol·y·the·ist, nounpol·y·the·is·tic, pol·y·the·is·ti·cal, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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Examples from the Web for polytheist
As poet and artist I am polytheist; as a student of Nature I am pantheist.
The Faust-Legend and Goethe's 'Faust'|H. B. CotterillThe polytheist peoples the world with a variety of gods and goddesses, which enter into its machinery more or less independently.
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 polytheist
polytheism
/ (ˈpɒlɪθiːˌɪzəm, ˌpɒlɪˈθiːɪzəm) /
noun
the worship of or belief in more than one god
Derived forms of polytheism
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Cultural definitions for polytheist
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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