polytheistn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈpɒlɪθɪɪst/,

/ˌpɒlɪˈθiːɪst/, U.S.

/ˌpɑliˈθiᵻst/,

/ˌpɑləˈθiᵻst/

Forms: 1600s– polytheist, 1700s politheist.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek πολύθεος , -ist suffix.

Etymology: < ancient Greek πολύθεος (see polytheous adj.) + -ist suffix, after polytheism n. Compare post-classical Latin polytheus a polytheist (a1540; 1609 in a British source), French polythéiste (1725). With use as adjective compare earlier polytheistic adj., polytheistical adj. Compare earlier atheist n.

A. n.

A person who believes in or worships more than one god; an adherent of polytheism.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > aspects of faith > theism > [noun] > polytheism > person

polytheista1620

a1620 M. Fotherby Atheomastix (1622) i. vi. §3. 45 They were of all other the most palpable Polytheists.

1699 Ld. Shaftesbury Inq. conc. Virtue i. i. 8 To believe no one supreme designing Principle or Mind, but several, is to be a Polytheist.

1705 W. Wall Hist. Infant-baptism II. 104 They can be content to..have believ'd that the whole Body of the Profession were for several Ages Polytheists.

1776 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall I. viii. 205 In the true spirit of a polytheist, he accuses them of adoring Earth, Water, Fire, the Winds, and the Sun and Moon.

1830 I. D'Israeli Comm. Life Charles I III. xv. 330 Sabbatarians became a term of reproach for the Jews with the Polytheists.

1877 J. E. Carpenter tr. C. P. Tiele Outl. Hist. Relig. 109 The Aryans like the Indo-Germans, were polytheists.

1925 G. K. Chesterton Everlasting Man i. iv. 96 A missionary was preaching to a very wild tribe of polytheists.

1992 J. Piscatori in J. Baylis & N. J. Rengger Dilemmas World Polit. xii. 316 This is one dimension of the idea of Jihād, which is particularly emphasized in the case of polytheists.

B. adj.

= polytheistic adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > aspects of faith > theism > [adjective] > polytheistic

polytheistical1678

polytheous1702

polytheistic1706

polytheist1872

polydaemonistic1877

1872 W. Bagehot Physics & Politics ii. 77 The Jews, who were monotheist, were conquered by the Romans, who were polytheist.

1875 C. Merivale Gen. Hist. Rome lxxi. 583 It was the first time that the two principles of faith, the monotheist and the polytheist, met in combat.

1960 H. Kraemer World Cultures & World Relig. vi. 128 The polymorphous sanatadharma serves the needs of the primitive village religionists, of those who live in the sphere of popular polytheist religion, of the various groups of sectarians [etc.].

2003 Ottawa Sun (Nexis) 13 Sept. 10 Those who follow pre-Christian polytheist religions.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	polytheist
释义	polytheistn.adj. Brit. /ˈpɒlɪθɪɪst/, /ˌpɒlɪˈθiːɪst/, U.S. /ˌpɑliˈθiᵻst/, /ˌpɑləˈθiᵻst/ Forms: 1600s– polytheist, 1700s politheist. Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek πολύθεος , -ist suffix. Etymology: < ancient Greek πολύθεος (see polytheous adj.) + -ist suffix, after polytheism n. Compare post-classical Latin polytheus a polytheist (a1540; 1609 in a British source), French polythéiste (1725). With use as adjective compare earlier polytheistic adj., polytheistical adj. Compare earlier atheist n. A. n. A person who believes in or worships more than one god; an adherent of polytheism. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > theism > [noun] > polytheism > person polytheista1620 a1620 M. Fotherby Atheomastix (1622) i. vi. §3. 45 They were of all other the most palpable Polytheists. 1699 Ld. Shaftesbury Inq. conc. Virtue i. i. 8 To believe no one supreme designing Principle or Mind, but several, is to be a Polytheist. 1705 W. Wall Hist. Infant-baptism II. 104 They can be content to..have believ'd that the whole Body of the Profession were for several Ages Polytheists. 1776 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall I. viii. 205 In the true spirit of a polytheist, he accuses them of adoring Earth, Water, Fire, the Winds, and the Sun and Moon. 1830 I. D'Israeli Comm. Life Charles I III. xv. 330 Sabbatarians became a term of reproach for the Jews with the Polytheists. 1877 J. E. Carpenter tr. C. P. Tiele Outl. Hist. Relig. 109 The Aryans like the Indo-Germans, were polytheists. 1925 G. K. Chesterton Everlasting Man i. iv. 96 A missionary was preaching to a very wild tribe of polytheists. 1992 J. Piscatori in J. Baylis & N. J. Rengger Dilemmas World Polit. xii. 316 This is one dimension of the idea of Jihād, which is particularly emphasized in the case of polytheists. B. adj. = polytheistic adj. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > theism > [adjective] > polytheistic polytheistical1678 polytheous1702 polytheistic1706 polytheist1872 polydaemonistic1877 1872 W. Bagehot Physics & Politics ii. 77 The Jews, who were monotheist, were conquered by the Romans, who were polytheist. 1875 C. Merivale Gen. Hist. Rome lxxi. 583 It was the first time that the two principles of faith, the monotheist and the polytheist, met in combat. 1960 H. Kraemer World Cultures & World Relig. vi. 128 The polymorphous sanatadharma serves the needs of the primitive village religionists, of those who live in the sphere of popular polytheist religion, of the various groups of sectarians [etc.]. 2003 Ottawa Sun (Nexis) 13 Sept. 10 Those who follow pre-Christian polytheist religions. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.adj.a1620
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