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monotheist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English

Syllables
monothe-ist
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A believer of monotheism, the doctrine that there is a single divine being in the universe.

Etymology

From mono- (“one, singular”) + theist (“believer in God or gods”) after the model of earlier atheist, polytheist, &c.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

monotheists (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

bitheist atheist pantheist polytheist deist agnostic apatheist

Synonyms

unitarian

Questions

What does monotheist mean?
A believer of monotheism, the doctrine that there is a single divine being in the universe.
Where does monotheist come from?
From mono- (“one, singular”) + theist (“believer in God or gods”) after the model of earlier atheist, polytheist, &c.

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