polytheism
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pol·y·the·ism
(pŏl′ē-thē-ĭz′əm, pŏl′ē-thē′ĭz-əm)n.
The worship of or belief in more than one god.
[French polythéisme, from Greek polutheos, polytheistic : polu-, poly- + theos, god; see dhēs- in Indo-European roots.]
pol′y·the′ist n.
pol′y·the·is′tic adj.
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polytheism
(ˈpɒlɪθiːˌɪzəm; ˌpɒlɪˈθiːɪzəm)n
(Other Non-Christian Religions) the worship of or belief in more than one god
ˈpolyˌtheist n
ˌpolytheˈistic, ˌpolytheˈistical adj
ˌpolytheˈistically adv
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pol•y•the•ism
(ˈpɒl i θiˌɪz əm, ˌpɒl iˈθi ɪz əm)n.
the doctrine of or belief in more than one god or in many gods.
pol′y•the`ist, n., adj.
pol`y•the•is′tic, pol`y•the•is′ti•cal, adj.
pol`y•the•is′ti•cal•ly, adv.
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polytheism
a belief in, or worship of, many gods. — polytheist, n.
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| Noun | 1. | polytheism - belief in multiple Gods theism - the doctrine or belief in the existence of a God or gods tritheism - (Christianity) the heretical belief that the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit are three separate gods monotheism - belief in a single God |
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Translations
polyteismi
बहुदेववाद
mnogoboštvopoliteizam
fjölgyðistrú
politeizmwielobóstwo
politeism
politeizem
mnogoboštvoneznaboštvopoliteizamмногобоштвонезнабoштво
політеїзм
شرک
多神教
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polytheism
n → Polytheismus m
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