allotheismn.
/ˌalə(ʊ)ˈθiːɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˌæləˈθiˌɪz(ə)m/ rare.
In Christian contexts: the worship of another god or other gods.
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1660 Bp. J. Taylor Ductor Dubitantium I. ii. ii. vi. §29 In the first commandment..polytheism and allotheism are forbidden.
1863 J. G. Murphy Crit. Comm. Bk. Gen. (xli. 37–46) 527 Sharply defined systems of polytheism or allotheism.
1987 A. Kavanagh in M. P. O'Connor & D. N. Freedman Backgrounds for Bible 86 They prescribe a..communal association..undergirded by obscure sanctions without seasoned or alleviating checks and balances which would protect the group from inadvertent allotheism.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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