polytheist
/ˈpɒliθiːɪst/noun
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बहुदेववादी, अनेक देवताओं को मानने वाला
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a person who believes in or worships more than one god
बहुदेववादी, अनेक देवताओं को मानने वाला
- The ancient Greeks and Romans were polytheists.
- A polytheist worships several gods, not just one.
- Historians describe the people of the ancient world as polytheists.
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- A polytheist may honour different gods for rain, harvest and health.
- The textbook explains the difference between a polytheist and a monotheist.
Opposite monotheist atheist
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Antonyms
AaSpelling
pol·y·the·ist
§Grammar and usage
Keep the set: theist (believes in God), atheist (believes there is no God), agnostic (says it cannot be known), monotheist (one God), polytheist (many gods), pantheist (God is everything).
समूह याद रखिए: theist (ईश्वर में विश्वास), atheist (ईश्वर नहीं है), agnostic (जाना नहीं जा सकता), monotheist (एक ईश्वर), polytheist (अनेक देवता), pantheist (ईश्वर सब कुछ है)।
⌂Word origin and word building
Poly- means many; theos means god.
Poly- का अर्थ अनेक और theos का अर्थ ईश्वर है।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
One who believes in many gods; the belief is polytheism.
'अनेक देवताओं में विश्वास रखने वाला' के लिए यह शब्द आता है; यह विश्वास polytheism कहलाता है।