| 单词 | monotheism |
| 释义 | monotheism (once / 5157 pages) n Monotheism is the belief in a single all-powerful god, as opposed to religions that believe in multiple gods. Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are widely practiced forms of monotheism. Monotheism comes from the combination of the Greek prefixes monos-, “alone” or “single,” and theo-, “god.” There are many words that come from the Greek base theo-: theology, polytheist, and atheism, to name a few. All of these theo- words have to do with god, gods, or the study of religion. Monotheism is any religion that believes in one god. Buddhism, for instance, isn’t an example of monotheism because Buddha is not considered a god who created the universe. WORD FAMILYmonotheism: monotheisms, monotheist, monotheistic+/monotheist: monotheists/monotheistic: monotheistically USAGE EXAMPLES“For that is our mission, to spread among humanity the truth of monotheism and the principles of justice and fraternity.” The New Yorker(Oct 24, 2016) The association is especially tricky for Muslims, whose monotheism abhors the attribution of godly power to any but one supreme being. Economist(Apr 07, 2016) Nefertiti was the primary wife of the Pharaoh Akhenaten, who unsuccessfully tried to switch Egypt to an early form of monotheism. Washington Times(Mar 17, 2016) n belief in a single God Ant|Hypo|Hyper polytheism belief in multiple Gods Judaism the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud Islam, Islamism, Mohammedanism, Muhammadanism, Muslimismthe monotheistic religious system of Muslims founded in Arabia in the 7th century and based on the teachings of Muhammad as laid down in the Koran Orthodox Judaismbeliefs and practices of a Judaic sect that strictly observes Mosaic law Conservative Judaismbeliefs and practices of Conservative Jews Reform Judaismbeliefs and practices of Reform Jews Mahdismbelief in the appearance of the Mahdi; devotion to a Mahdi Salafi movement, Salafisma militant group of extremist Sunnis who believe themselves the only correct interpreters of the Koran and consider moderate Muslims to be infidels; seek to convert all Muslims and to insure that its own fundamentalist version of Islam will dominate the world Shiismthe branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs Wahabism, Wahhabisma conservative and intolerant form of Islam that is practiced in Saudi Arabia theism the doctrine or belief in the existence of a God or gods |
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