Polytheism

//pɒl.ɪˈθiː.ɪz.əm//

Synonyms for "polytheism" (27 found)

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Translations

86 translations across 62 languages.

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Arabic

2 entries
  • تَعَدُّد الْآلِهَة noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)
  • شِرْك noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)

Armenian

2 entries
  • բազմաստվածություն noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)
  • պոլիթեիզմ noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)

Asturian

1 entries
  • politeísmu noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)

Azerbaijani

3 entries
  • politeizm noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)
  • çoxallahlılıq noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)
  • çoxtanrıçılıq noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)

Belarusian

3 entries
  • мнагабо́жжа noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)
  • палітэі́зм noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)
  • шматбо́жжа noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)

Bengali

1 entries
  • বহুঈশ্বরবাদ noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)

Breton

1 entries
  • liesdoueegezh noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)

Bulgarian

2 entries
  • многобожие noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)
  • политеи́зъм noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)

Catalan

1 entries
  • politeisme noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries
  • 多神教 noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 多神教 noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)

Czech

2 entries
  • mnohobožství noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)
  • polyteismus noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)

Danish

1 entries
  • polyteisme noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)

Dutch

1 entries
  • polytheïsme noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • politeismo noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)

Estonian

1 entries
  • polüteism noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)

Finnish

2 entries
  • monijumalisuus noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)
  • polyteismi noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)

French

1 entries
  • polythéisme noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)

Galician

1 entries
  • politeísmo noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)

Georgian

2 entries
  • მრავალღმერთიანობა noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)
  • პოლითეიზმი noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)

German

1 entries
  • Polytheismus noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)

Greek

1 entries
  • πολυθεϊσμός noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • פוליתאיזם noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)

Hindi

1 entries
  • बहुदेववाद noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • politeizmus noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • fjölgyðistrú noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)

Ido

1 entries
  • politeismo noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • politeisme noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)

Irish

1 entries
  • ildiachas noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)

Italian

1 entries
  • politeismo noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 多神教 noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)

Kazakh

2 entries
  • көптәңірлік noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)
  • көпқұдайлық noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)

Khmer

1 entries
  • ពហុទេពនិយម noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)

Korean

2 entries
  • 다신교 noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)
  • 다신론 noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)

Latin

1 entries
  • polytheismus noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)

Latvian

1 entries
  • politeisms noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • politeizmas noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)

Macedonian

2 entries
  • многубо́штво noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)
  • политеи́зам noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)

Maltese

1 entries
  • politeiżmu noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)

Manx

1 entries
  • yl-jeeaghys noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)

Occitan

1 entries
  • politeïsme noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)

Persian

2 entries
  • شرک noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)
  • چندخدایی noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)

Polish

2 entries
  • politeizm noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)
  • wielobóstwo noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • politeísmo noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)

Romanian

1 entries
  • politeism noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)

Russian

2 entries
  • многобо́жие noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)
  • политеи́зм noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • ioma-dhiadhachd noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • mnogoboštvo noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)
  • politeizam noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)
  • многобоштво noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)
  • политеизам noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)

Slovak

2 entries
  • mnohobožstvo noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)
  • polyteizmus noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)

Slovene

1 entries
  • politeizem noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)

Spanish

1 entries
  • politeísmo noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)

Swahili

2 entries
  • upolitheisti noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)
  • ushirikina noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)

Swedish

1 entries
  • polyteism noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)

Thai

1 entries
  • พหุเทวนิยม noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)

Turkish

2 entries
  • politeizm noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)
  • çoktanrıcılık noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)

Ukrainian

2 entries
  • багатобо́жжя noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)
  • політеї́зм noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)

Urdu

2 entries
  • شرک noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)
  • کثرت پرستی noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)

Uyghur

1 entries
  • كۆپ خۇدالىق دىن noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • thuyết đa thần noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)

Volapük

1 entries
  • mödagod noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)

Welsh

1 entries
  • amldduwiaeth noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)

Yiddish

1 entries
  • פּאַליטייזאַם noun (belief in the existence of multiple gods)

Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Like Christianity and Judaism, Islam is a so-called Abrahamic religion. Muslims, as Islamic people are called, repudiate Christianity's Trinity which alludes to polytheism. Islam is strictly monotheistic as they believe that there is only One God, Allāh. Their sacred writings are in the Qur'an, divided into 114 suras, containing 6236 āyāt, verses. Muslims believe that the Qur'an is only perfect in the original Arabic because any translation would be deficient. Their main prophet is Muhammad, the messenger. Muslim eschatology includes bodily resurrection at the Day of Resurrection, Yawm al-Qiyāmah, when everyone will be judged for good or bad deeds. Trials and tribulation precede and coincide with al-Qiyāmah, the time of which no human knows. (I read somewhere too that in Islam, being in hell may be an impermanent condition.) Like other Abrahamicists, Muslims believe in angels. Muslims believe in predestination or divine preordainment. Muslims must pray 5 times during the day. The prayer rituals are called Ṣalāh. Like other religions, Islam has subdivisions, as the Sunni and Shia, the contention being the successor, Abu Bakr or Ali respectively, to Muhammad. (The Islamic religion's progression and overall ambiance are depicted in Frank Herbert's Dune series, which is set thousands of years from now in outer space. There is a desert planet called Arrakis.)

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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.

Source: wiktionary

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.

Source: wiktionary

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