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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

The peninsula was home to those practicing Christianity, Judaism, Zoroastrian, and polytheism.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

That being noted, the incorporation of non-Christian celebrations into the liturgical calendar did not imply that Christians were willing to accept polytheism.

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

His yearning love for the old polytheism and instinctive affinity with the Greek spirit did not at all blunt his relish of actualities.

From Life of John Keats His Life and Poetry, his Friends, Critics and After-fame by Colvin, Sidney



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