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monotheism

[mon-uh-thee-iz-uhm] / ˈmɒn ə θiˌɪz əm /
NOUN
belief in one God
Synonyms
STRONGEST
belief in God theism
STRONG
deism nomotheism theomonism trinitarianism unitarianism
WEAK
monism monolatry
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ditheism henotheism omnitheism polytheism tritheism
WEAK
animism neopaganism paganism pantheism


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Stasevska was born in 1984, the same year that Glass’ hypnotic, ritualistic opera, about an Egyptian pharaoh who dared to push monotheism onto his polytheistic culture, debuted in Stuttgart, Germany.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2026

Muslims do not worship the Kaaba, a cube-shaped structure covered in a black, gold-embroidered cloth, but view it as their most sacred place and a powerful symbol of unity and monotheism.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 25, 2023

The popularity of mystery cults may have been a precursor to monotheism in Rome, as seen in the rise of Christianity.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

The money and support they received allowed them to become powerful confederations in comparison to other Arab tribes, and their conversion to Christianity allowed the further spread of monotheism in the region.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

Epictetus, whose austere creed rises to the purest monotheism, teaches as a fundamental religious maxim that every man in his devotions should “conform to the customs of his country.”

From History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) by William Edward Hartpole Lecky



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