POLYTHEISM


Meaning of POLYTHEISM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpä-lē-(ˌ)thē-ˌi-zəm ]

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 -ˌthē-ist adjective or noun

• poly·the·is·tic ˌpä-lē-thē-ˈis-tik also poly·the·is·ti·cal -ˈis-ti-kəl adjective

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