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polytheism

[pol-ee-thee-iz-uhm, pol-ee-thee-iz-uhm] / ˈpɒl i θiˌɪz əm, ˌpɒl iˈθi ɪz əm /
NOUN
belief in more than one god
Synonyms
STRONGEST
tritheism
STRONG
hagiology pantheism polydaemonism
WEAK
Antonyms


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The opera ends with Akhnaten’s son, presumably Tutankhamun, restoring polytheism, and then, once the staging jumps millennia into the future, it’s rediscovered by modern-day tourists.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2026

The peninsula was home to those practicing Christianity, Judaism, Zoroastrian, and polytheism.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

Before Constantine’s conversion, Christianity expanded through missionary work, which succeeded in founding congregations across the Empire but did not seriously disrupt polytheism or the Empire’s religious diversity.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020

A tragicomedy about polytheism starring petty gods who complain like tired parents annoyed by their noisy children.

From Salon ● Apr. 12, 2014

And can we regard the prohibition of polytheism and the prohibition of idolatry as one commandment?

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" by Various


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