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Polytheism

//pɒl.ɪˈθiː.ɪz.əm// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The belief in the existence of multiple gods. countable, uncountable

    "And remember when Lokmân said unto his son, as he admonished him, Oh my son, give not a partner unto GOD; for polytheism is a great impiety."

  2. 2
    belief in multiple Gods wordnet
  3. 3
    A religion or belief system with multiple gods. countable, uncountable

    "The Chaldeans worshipped the seven planets. These seven planets were the "Seven Great Gods" of the ancients, and constituted a polytheism, the component members of which varied in importance, with the moon occupying the premier position."

Etymology

From French polythéisme, from Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many”) and θεός (theós, “god”), corresponding to poly- + theism.

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