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polytheism

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Main Entry:
poly·the·ism Listen to the pronunciation of polytheism
Pronunciation:
\ˈpä-lē-(ˌ)thē-ˌi-zəm\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
French polytheisme, from Late Greek polytheos polytheistic, from Greek, of many gods, from poly- + theos god
Date:
1613
: belief in or worship of more than one god
— poly·the·ist Listen to the pronunciation of polytheist \-ˌthē-ist\ adjective or noun
— poly·the·is·tic Listen to the pronunciation of polytheistic \ˌpä-lē-thē-ˈis-tik\ also poly·the·is·ti·cal Listen to the pronunciation of polytheistical \-ˈis-ti-kəl\ adjective
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