Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

monotheism

/ˌmɑnoʊ̯ˈθiɪzm̩/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English

Syllables: monothe-ism
IPA: /ˌmɑnoʊ̯ˈθiɪzm̩/

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Belief in the One True God, defined by More as personal, immaterial and trinitarian.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

The belief in a single deity (one god or goddess); especially within an organized religion.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The belief that God is one person (Judaism, Unitarian Christianity, Islam), not three persons (Trinitarian Christianity, Hinduism)

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁sós Proto-Hellenic *tʰehós Ancient Greek θεός (theós) Ancient Greek θεο- (theo-)der. Latin theo-der. English theo- Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English theism English monotheism A learned 17th-century coinage, mono- + theism, from (μονός (monós, “one”)) and (θεός (theós, “god, deity”) + -ισμός (-ismós)) The term parallels the earlier polytheism, atheism (the simplex theism being slightly later). The term was coined by Henry More, ca. 1660, in explicit juxtaposition with both atheism and polytheism. It was redefined through etymological fallacy by Daniel Webster ca. 1828.

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Religion.

Inflected Forms

monotheisms (plural) mono-theism (alternative)

Derived Forms

alethomonotheism Postmonotheism Premonotheism Protomonotheism Pseudomonotheism

Phrases

Aletho-monotheism post-monotheism Pre-monotheism proto-monotheism pseudo-monotheism

Frequently Paired Words

binitarianism bitheism deism ditheism duotheism henotheism polytheism Quadrinitarianism

Questions

How do you pronounce monotheism?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmɑnoʊ̯ˈθiɪzm̩/.
What does monotheism mean?: Belief in the One True God, defined by More as personal, immaterial and trinitarian.
Where does monotheism come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁sós Proto-Hellenic *tʰehós Ancient Greek θεός (theós) Ancient Greek θεο- (theo-)der. Latin theo-der. English theo- Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English theism English monotheism A learned 17th-century coinage, mono- + theism, from (μονός (monós, “one”)) and (θεός (theós, “god, deity”) + -ισμός (-ismós)) The term parallels the earlier polytheism, atheism (the simplex theism being slightly later). The term was coined by Henry More, ca. 1660, in explicit juxtaposition with both atheism and polytheism. It was redefined through etymological fallacy by Daniel Webster ca. 1828.

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