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monotheism

[mon-uh-thee-iz-uhm] / ˈmɒn ə θiˌɪz əm /
NOUN
belief in one God
Synonyms
STRONGEST
belief in God theism
STRONG
deism nomotheism theomonism trinitarianism unitarianism
WEAK
monism monolatry
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ditheism henotheism omnitheism polytheism tritheism
WEAK
animism neopaganism paganism pantheism


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Stasevska was born in 1984, the same year that Glass’ hypnotic, ritualistic opera, about an Egyptian pharaoh who dared to push monotheism onto his polytheistic culture, debuted in Stuttgart, Germany.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2026

Muslims do not worship the Kaaba, a cube-shaped structure covered in a black, gold-embroidered cloth, but view it as their most sacred place and a powerful symbol of unity and monotheism.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 25, 2023

The decision by the Himyarite rulers to convert to Judaism in the late fourth century CE made monotheism more prominent in the region.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

Lohengrin comes, as well, from a more divine realm to save Elsa from persecution amid conflict and mercurial alliances — between paganism and monotheism, between the Holy Roman Empire and opposing forces.

From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2023

Latin introduced with, 311.Christians and Jews, monotheism of the, 187.Church and State, 88.Cicero,

From Popular scientific lectures by Ernst Mach



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