n.
Pronunciation: ' pä-l ē -( ˌ )th ē - ˌ i-z ə m
Function: noun
Etymology: French polytheisme, from Late Greek polytheos polytheistic, from Greek, of many gods, from poly- + theos god
Date: 1613
: belief in or worship of more than one god
– poly · the · ist \ - ˌ th ē -ist \ adjective or noun
– poly · the · is · tic \ ˌ pä-l ē -th ē - ' is-tik \ also poly · the · is · ti · cal \ - ' is-ti-k ə l \ adjective