Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

monotheistic

/ˌmɑnəθiˈɪstɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.51 in modern English

Syllables: monothe-is-tic
IPA: /ˌmɑnəθiˈɪstɪk/

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Believing in a single god, deity, spirit, etc., especially for an organized religion, faith, or creed.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English theistic English monotheistic From mono- + theistic.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌmɑnəθiˈɪstɪk/
British English: /ˌmɒnə(ʊ)θɪˈɪstɪk/

Derived Forms

nonmonotheistic premonotheistic pseudomonotheistic

Frequently Paired Words

monotheism theistic monotheist monotheistically theism

Antonyms

atheistic polytheistic

Questions

How do you pronounce monotheistic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmɑnəθiˈɪstɪk/.
What does monotheistic mean?: Believing in a single god, deity, spirit, etc., especially for an organized religion, faith, or creed.
Where does monotheistic come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English theistic English monotheistic From mono- + theistic.

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