monotheism
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or less commonly monotheistical \ -ti-kəl
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adverb
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These New Atheists are mostly ignorant of religion, and only really concerned with a particular kind of monotheism, which is a narrow segment of the broader religious world. — Sean Illing, Vox, "Why science can’t replace religion," 4 Nov. 2018 Too many forms of atheism have functioned like monotheisms by another method. — Sean Illing, Vox, "Why science can’t replace religion," 4 Nov. 2018 Atheism is a continuation of monotheism by other means. — Tim Crane, WSJ, "‘Seven Types of Atheism’ Review: Better Off Without Him?," 17 Dec. 2018 Many of the worst features or the worst human harms inflicted by monotheism have been paralleled in the secular religions of modern times. — Sean Illing, Vox, "Why science can’t replace religion," 4 Nov. 2018 And Platonic doctrines about the soul and the afterlife had been reconciled with the core principles of monotheism. — Dominic Green, WSJ, "‘A History of Judaism’ Review: The Book of Books," 30 Mar. 2018 Both books trace the gradual emergence of monotheism from a background of polytheism. — David Wolpe, New York Times, "Two Authors Examine Biblical History for Clues About Faith," 22 Dec. 2017 More specifically, acceptance required colonial Europe, champion of white supremacy, to admit that an African civilization created works of art and voiced monotheism thousands of years before Europe had Christianity or writing. — Smithsonian, "Accessibility Navigation," 19 Apr. 2017 More specifically, acceptance required colonial Europe, champion of white supremacy, to admit that an African civilization created works of art and voiced monotheism thousands of years before Europe had Christianity or writing. — Smithsonian, "Accessibility Navigation," 19 Apr. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'monotheism.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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