POLYTHEISM

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Belief in multiple Gods

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("polytheism" is a kind of...):

theism (the doctrine or belief in the existence of a God or gods)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "polytheism"):

tritheism ((Christianity) the heretical belief that the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit are three separate gods)

Antonym:

monotheism (belief in a single God)

Derivation:

polytheistic (worshipping or believing in more than one god)