monotheism

noun

mono·the·ism ˈmä-nə-(ˌ)thē-ˌi-zəm

Synonyms of monotheism next

: the doctrine or belief that there is but one God

historically related forms of monotheism as Judaism, Christianity, and Islam—

B. R. Barber

monotheist

ˈmä-nə-ˌthē-ist

noun

monotheistically

ˌmä-nə-thē-ˈi-sti-k(ə-)lē

adverb

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The Canaanites were an ancient pagan people whom the Bible says inhabited Jerusalem and other parts of the Middle East before the advent of monotheism. —

Zeena Saifi, CNN, 27 Apr. 2022 To this figure, monotheism added a sense of the homogeneity of societies and groups. —

Andrew Cockburn, Harper’s Magazine , 6 Jan. 2023 The list is heavy on the monotheism, as if to reassure us that the ancient Greeks were just like us, really — Artemis and Apollo and Athena are basically Yahweh, who is basically Jesus. —

James Frankie Thomas, Vulture, 27 July 2022 Some have argued that the rise of Islam, Arab monotheism, was contingent on the domestication of the camel (which opened up interior trade networks previously unaccessible). —

Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 20 Apr. 2010 Its subject matter hints at one reason why Rubens was so fixated on classical history: Constantine was the first Roman emperor to throw polytheistic paganism overboard in favor of the monotheism of Christianity. —

Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2021 Absent are the dominating themes of monotheism — a fall from an original state of grace, followed by redemption — and a clear dichotomy of good and evil. —

New York Times, 23 Nov. 2021 While rabbis are empowered to partner with God in the development of the law, at its foundation is a system of ethical monotheism. —

Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com, 14 June 2021 After the meeting, Francis travelled to the desert plain of Ur in southern Iraq, revered as the birthplace of Abraham — the patriarch of monotheism and a unifying prophet in Islam, Christianity and Judaism. —

NBC News, 6 Mar. 2021 See More

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