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Recent Examples of polytheism
Although Americans are rarely asked to weigh in on polytheism, surveys consistently show that not believing in God is among the biggest political liabilities—more electorally costly than being gay, Black, Jewish, Muslim, or female.
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Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2026
The opera ends with Akhnaten’s son, presumably Tutankhamun, restoring polytheism, and then, once the staging jumps millennia into the future, it’s rediscovered by modern-day tourists.
—Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Nefertiti was the principal wife of Pharaoh Akhenaten, the ruler who upended Egypt's religious customs away from polytheism and toward Atenism.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Western antiquity Christianity was shaped by its roots in Judaism, but also its rejection of Greco-Roman religious culture, especially its polytheism.
—Joanne M. Pierce, The Conversation, 20 Jan. 2026
The Pope's polytheism places him among the people of Hell.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
Both discoveries date to the period when the Roman Empire was transitioning from polytheism to Christianity.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2026
The opera ends with Akhnaten’s son, presumably Tutankhamun, restoring polytheism, and then, once the staging jumps millennia into the future, it’s rediscovered by modern-day tourists.
—Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Nefertiti was the principal wife of Pharaoh Akhenaten, the ruler who upended Egypt's religious customs away from polytheism and toward Atenism.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Western antiquity Christianity was shaped by its roots in Judaism, but also its rejection of Greco-Roman religious culture, especially its polytheism.
—Joanne M. Pierce, The Conversation, 20 Jan. 2026
The Pope's polytheism places him among the people of Hell.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
Both discoveries date to the period when the Roman Empire was transitioning from polytheism to Christianity.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for polytheism
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There are still remnants of the Gauls in the modern French language, including the words for country and paganism, INRAP president Dominique Garcia pointed out.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
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To Europeans, the binary of civility and savagery paralleled that of Christianity and paganism.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Feb. 2026
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To truly understand why the heartbreak outside the mosque quickly turned to anger, city leaders must look past political optics and grasp a foundational concept in Islam, which also parallels the monotheism tradition: the absolute oneness of our community.—
Ammar Qadan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 May 2026
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For all its moral and political weight, monotheism is surprisingly hard to pin down.—
Manvir Singh,
New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2026
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In 1809, Friedrich’s budding pantheism landed him in hot water.—
Zachary Fine,
The New Yorker,
28 June 2024
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If anyone is wondering, stoicism and pantheism are my preferred lenses through to view the world.—
Christa Allen,
Allure,
28 May 2021
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Or, truer to the inequity of the moment, deliverance for the faithful few; woe to us nonbelievers (ultimately this is a tax-bracket theology—the wealthier always seem to be more devout).—
Jonathan Odden,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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The painting reflects artistic traditions that symbolize the theology behind the Immaculate Conception.—
Bridget Retzloff,
The Conversation,
2 June 2026
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But the revered text affirmed a generic theism – belief in a creator god – without mentioning Jesus or Christianity.—
Thomas Tweed,
The Conversation,
24 Apr. 2026
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And that’s just for starters on theism of some Founding Fathers.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
14 Apr. 2026
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His new doctrine fueled a decades-long war – one that ultimately carried the communist movement to victory and state power in Beijing in 1949.—
Dhruv Tikekar,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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Overturning the doctrine aligns with conservative legal values, such as the traditional view that Congress writes laws and the courts interpret them.—
Britta Miller,
The Washington Examiner,
28 May 2026
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This vague gesture in the direction of deism has no antecedent in the book, no moral or theological trajectory to make Bambi’s insight meaningful or satisfying.—
Kathryn Schulz,
The New Yorker,
17 Jan. 2022
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Those intuitions usually commended a staid deism and scorn for those whose beliefs extended any further.—
Jeffrey Collins,
WSJ,
12 Mar. 2021
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“Polytheism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polytheism. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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