Hypertext Webster Gateway: "polytheism"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Polytheism \Pol"y*the*ism\, n. [Poly- + Gr. ? cf. F.
polyth['e]isme.]
The doctrine of, or belief in, a plurality of gods.
In the Old Testament, the gradual development of
polytheism from the primitive monotheism may be
learned. --Shaff-Herzog.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
polytheism
n : belief in multiple Gods [syn: {pantheism}] [ant: {monotheism}]
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