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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
STRONG
monotheism


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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

Many Bedouin and other seminomadic Arabs practiced polytheism, the worship of many gods and goddesses who were often considered patrons of certain tribes or residents of certain locales.

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

The transition from polytheism to monotheism was only made in Palestine and in the tradition of the Hebrews.

From Outlines of a Philosophy of Religion based on Psychology and History by Sabatier, Auguste



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