polytheism

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The belief in the existence of multiple gods.
2. (countable, uncountable) A religion or belief system with multiple gods.

Synonyms

pantheism

paganism

henotheism

polytheist

multitheism

animism

polydeism

heathenism

Translations

Polytheismus

polythéisme

politeísmo

politeismo

politeísmo

politeisme

polytheïsme

πολυθεϊσμός

çoktanrıcılık

veelgodendom

شِرْك

Vielgötterei

panteisme

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɒl.ɪˈθiː.ɪz.əm/

Etymology

From French polythéisme, from Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many”) and θεός (theós, “god”), corresponding to poly- + theism.