单词 | monotheistic |
释义 | monotheistic (once / 19634 pages) adj If you are monotheistic, then you believe in one god. Christianity, Judaism, and Islam are monotheistic religions. These days the monotheistic religions — ones that believe in one god — are the most popular. But other religions, like Buddhism and Hinduism, are polytheistic — meaning they believe in many gods. Usually in a monotheistic religion, God (with a capital G) is an all-powerful being who created the universe and knows everything. Monotheistic religions tend to look at other types of believers as pagans, heathens, and heretics. WORD FAMILYmonotheistic: monotheistically+/monotheism: monotheisms, monotheist, monotheistic/monotheist: monotheists USAGE EXAMPLESThe drivers are followers of Sikhism, a monotheistic religion that originated during the 15th century in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan. Los Angeles Times(Nov 15, 2016) The message named Muhammad prophet of a new monotheistic religion and explained its tenets and beliefs to him. New York Times(Nov 10, 2016) Sikhism is a different monotheistic faith founded more than 500 years ago in South Asia. Seattle Times(Oct 14, 2016) adj believing that there is only one god Ant polytheistic worshipping or believing in more than one god |
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