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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


Example Sentences

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Moses' motive, Freud hypothesized, was to preserve a sect of the ancient Egyptian religion which rejected polytheism and only worshipped the sun god, Aten.

From Salon

“That feels like it’s really specific to L.A. as a cosmopolitan city. Greek polytheism is all about the ability to absorb other gods, and there is an inherent cultural exchange that’s a part of that.”

From Los Angeles Times

By Gray’s account, they ignore polytheism and animism almost entirely, while insisting on reading verses of Genesis or lines of the Nicene Creed as if they were primitive scientific theories.

From The New Yorker

Another wrote that the "mementoes" are a "means of leading people to polytheism", along with a photograph of one of the statues.

From BBC

Veneration of objects or idols, and hints to polytheism, run in conflict with the Wahhabis strain of Islam that is growing in popularity in Java.

From BBC