polytheism
/pɒl.ɪˈθiː.ɪz.əm/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.30 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "And remember when Lokmân said unto his son, as he admonished him, Oh my son, give not a partner unto GOD; for polytheism is a great impiety."
- "The Chaldeans worshipped the seven planets. These seven planets were the "Seven Great Gods" of the ancients, and constituted a polytheism, the component members of which varied in importance, with the moon occupying the premier position."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολύς (polús) Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁sós Proto-Hellenic *tʰehós Ancient Greek θεός (theós) French polythéismeder. English polytheism From French polythéisme, from Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many”) and θεός (theós, “god”), corresponding to poly- + theism.
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: polythéisme, πολύς
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Religion.