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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.
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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.
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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.
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Joanne M. Pierce,
The Conversation,
20 Jan. 2026
The Pope's polytheism places him among the people of Hell.
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Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
Both discoveries date to the period when the Roman Empire was transitioning from polytheism to Christianity.
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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.
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To Europeans, the binary of civility and savagery paralleled that of Christianity and paganism.
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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.
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For all its moral and political weight, monotheism is surprisingly hard to pin down.
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In 1809, Friedrich’s budding pantheism landed him in hot water.
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If anyone is wondering, stoicism and pantheism are my preferred lenses through to view the world.
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This year, classes include theology, Latin, anatomy and physiology, algebra, geometry and logic.
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Over five installments now, Pixar’s flagship franchise has built out what amounts to a theology etched in plastic and rubber about what constitutes a toy.
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But the revered text affirmed a generic theism – belief in a creator god – without mentioning Jesus or Christianity.
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And that’s just for starters on theism of some Founding Fathers.
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The alleged interference by Judge Curry is described as undermining Texas precedent, which recognizes a non-intervention doctrine for claims regarding voluntary associations.
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Now, that doctrine is up to investors to decide.
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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.
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Those intuitions usually commended a staid deism and scorn for those whose beliefs extended any further.
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“Polytheism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polytheism. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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