Meaning of POLYTHEISM
| Pronunciation: | | 'pâleethee`izum
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| | Definition: | | [n] belief in multiple Gods |
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| | Synonyms: | | pantheism |
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| | Antonyms: | | monotheism | | |
| | See Also: | | theism | |
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| | Definition: | | \Pol"y*the*ism\, n. [Poly- + Gr. ? cf. F.
polyth['e]isme.]
The doctrine of, or belief in, a plurality of gods.
In the Old Testament, the gradual development of
polytheism from the primitive monotheism may be
learned. --Shaff-Herzog.
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| | Definition: | | belief in many gods. |
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| | Related Terms: | | acosmism, allotheism, anthropolatry, anthropomorphism, anthropotheism, autotheism, cosmotheism, deism, ditheism, dualism, dyotheism, henotheism, hylotheism, monolatry, monotheism, multitheism, myriotheism, pantheism, physicomorphism, physitheism, psychotheism, tetratheism, theism, theopantism, theriotheism, tritheism, zootheism |
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