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单词 ditheism
释义

ditheism

[ dahy-thee-iz-uhm ]
/ ˈdaɪ θiˌɪz əm /

noun

the doctrine of or belief in two equally powerful gods.
belief in the existence of two independent antagonistic principles, one good and the other evil, as in Zoroastrianism.

Origin of ditheism

First recorded in 1670–80; di-1 + theism

OTHER WORDS FROM ditheism

di·the·ist, noundi·the·is·tic, di·the·is·ti·cal, adjective

Words nearby ditheism

ditchdigger, ditcher, ditchwater, dite, diterpene, ditheism, dither, dithionate, dithionic, dithionic acid, dithionite
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Example sentences from the Web for ditheism

  • Nevertheless, the author carefully avoids the extremes of Docetism or ditheism.

    The Unseen World and Other Essays|John Fiske

British Dictionary definitions for ditheism

ditheism
/ (ˈdaɪθiːˌɪzəm) /

noun theol

the belief in two equal gods
the belief that two equal principles reign over the world, one good and one evil

Derived forms of ditheism

ditheist, nounditheistic, adjective
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