Examples of polytheism in a Sentence
David Laskin Martin Pauer, New York Times, 1 May 2023
Fascinating finds related to religious history tell a story of diverse, competing yet sometimes complementary worldviews, from the polytheism of the ancient Greeks and Romans to Buddhism to Christianity.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Dec. 2022
In any case, in Mesopotamia outside forces can not account from the shift from institutional polytheism to monotheistic universalist religion.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 10 Aug. 2012
Zahra, who also goes by Ankhzahra Soshotep, is a Black nationalist from Chicago, a member of a sect that practices Egyptian polytheism.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2022
The ensuing murder of Poseidon, and the resulting floods throughout the Greek world, set the stakes: Kratos is about to dismantle Greek polytheism with his bare hands.
—Gene Park, Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2022
Like the gods of ancient polytheism, modern values are always in conflict.
—Peter E. Gordon, The New York Review of Books, 19 Nov. 2020
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Word History
French polytheisme, from Late Greek polytheos polytheistic, from Greek, of many gods, from poly- + theos god
1613, in the meaning defined above
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“Polytheism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/polytheism. Accessed 4 Oct. 2023.
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