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POLYTHEISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Belief in multiple Gods
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("polytheism" is a kind of...):
theism (the doctrine or belief in the existence of a God or gods)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "polytheism"):
tritheism ((Christianity) the heretical belief that the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit are three separate gods)
Antonym:
monotheism (belief in a single God)
Derivation:
polytheistic (worshipping or believing in more than one god)
