polytheism
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++pol·y·the·is·m /ˈpɒlɪθiːɪzəm $ ˈpɑː-/ noun [uncountable] RRthe belief that there is more than one god 多神论；多神崇拜 → monotheism —polytheistic /ˌpɒlɪθiˈɪstɪk◂ $ ˌpɑː-/ adjective
Examples from the Corpus
polytheism• But for much else in polytheism and monotheism it is of more limited value.• As a young man he had a prophetic revelation that led him to preach a new faith in place of the prevailing polytheism.• There was some reversion to polytheism and the religion became more magical and ritualistic than ethical.• There are passages of the Bible which are compatible with polytheism.pol·y·the·is·m nounChineseSyllable
there god that than the Corpus one belief is more
polytheism
pol‧y‧the‧is‧m /ˈpɒlɪθiːɪzəm $ ˈpɑː-/
noun [uncountable]
the belief that there is more than one god ⇨ monotheism
—polytheistic /ˌpɒlɪθiˈɪstɪk◂ $ ˌpɑː-/ adjective
pol‧y‧the‧is‧m /ˈpɒlɪθiːɪzəm $ ˈpɑː-/
noun [uncountable]the belief that there is more than one god ⇨ monotheism
—polytheistic /ˌpɒlɪθiˈɪstɪk◂ $ ˌpɑː-/ adjective