单词 | polytheistic |
释义 | polytheistic (once / 29923 pages) adj If you're polytheistic, then you worship more than one god. The ancient Greeks had a polytheistic religion. These days, you're more likely to be part of a monotheistic religion (like Christianity, Judaism, or Islam), but there are many polytheistic faiths too — religions that worship a group of gods, often called a pantheon. Hinduism is polytheistic, and so were ancient Greek and Scandinavian religions. In polytheistic faiths, some gods will be associated with certain things, like how Thor is the god of thunder or Athena is the goddess of war. WORD FAMILYpolytheistic: polytheistically+/polytheism: polytheisms, polytheistic USAGE EXAMPLESThe justices on Monday let stand an appeals court ruling that threw out a pastor's lawsuit claiming the plates endorse a polytheistic religion. US News(Mar 21, 2016) They did this even though their Judaism was a visible minority in the North African land full of indigenous and polytheistic beliefs. Time(Nov 18, 2015) The question is not one to trouble polytheistic religions, with their male and female gods. BBC(Jun 02, 2015) adj worshipping or believing in more than one god Ant monotheistic believing that there is only one god |
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