polytheism
/ˈpɒliθiɪzəm/noun
उच्चारण पॉलिथिइज़म
बहुदेववाद, अनेकेश्वरवाद
Advanced wordPYP · asked 2 times
Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
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the belief that there is more than one god
बहुदेववाद, अनेकेश्वरवाद
- The religion of ancient Greece was based on polytheism.
- Hinduism is often described as a religion that includes polytheism.
- Students of ancient history study polytheism in Egypt and Rome.
+ 2 more examples
- Polytheism is the opposite of monotheism, which accepts only one god.
- The museum explains how polytheism shaped early art in many civilisations.
Opposite monotheism
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AaSpelling
pol·y·the·ism
With y and -the- (not 'polithiesm').
y और -the- के साथ ('polithiesm' गलत है)।
⌂Word origin and word building
Poly- means many, theos means God.
Poly- का अर्थ अनेक, theos का अर्थ ईश्वर।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked very often: belief in many gods is polytheism; in one God monotheism; that God is in everything pantheism; that God does not exist atheism; that one cannot know if God exists agnosticism.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: अनेक देवताओं में विश्वास polytheism; एक ईश्वर में monotheism; ईश्वर हर चीज़ में है pantheism; ईश्वर नहीं है atheism; ईश्वर का ज्ञान संभव नहीं agnosticism।