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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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Polytheism assumes several divine wills, divergent, possibly conflicting.

From Time Magazine Archive

Polytheism was at the heart of Mecca's economic and social life.

From Time Magazine Archive

Polytheism, with many faults, had three great merits.

From History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) by Lecky, William Edward Hartpole

It is congruous with the nature of Polytheism to admit some measure of toleration.

From The History of Freedom by Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron

Pantheism and Polytheism, Judaism and Islamism, Protestantism, and even the various Protestant as well as Mahometan sects, call forth corresponding social and political forms.

From The History of Freedom by Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron



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