monotheism

[ mon-uh-thee-iz-uhm ]

/ ˈmɒn ə θiˌɪz əm /

noun

the doctrine or belief that there is only one God.

Origin of monotheism

First recorded in 1650–60; mono- + (poly)theism

OTHER WORDS FROM monotheism

mon·o·the·ist, noun, adjectivemon·o·the·is·tic, mon·o·the·is·ti·cal, adjective

Words nearby monotheism

monosymptomatic, monosynaptic, monotask, monotechnic, monoterpene, monotheism, monotheistic, Monothelite, monothematic, monotherapy, monothermia

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Example sentences from the Web for monotheism

The monotheism which we find in Greece and India generally took this form.
The Religious Sentiment|Daniel G. Brinton
The question between polytheism and monotheism, which has loomed so large to some minds, never troubled him.
Euripedes and His Age|Gilbert Murray
The soaring sublimity of the Moslem monotheism comes partly from its narrowness and abstractness.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 77, March, 1864|Various
The development of monotheism gave the problem a sharper point and a deeper meaning.
Determinism or Free-Will?|Chapman Cohen

That is, of course, with the proviso that your literary worship is not a monotheism.
Platform Monologues|T. G. Tucker

British Dictionary definitions for monotheism

monotheism

/ (ˈmɒnəʊθɪˌɪzəm) /

noun

the belief or doctrine that there is only one God

Derived forms of monotheism

monotheist, noun, adjectivemonotheistic, adjectivemonotheistically, adverb

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Cultural definitions for monotheism

monotheism

A belief in one god. Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are all monotheistic religions. (Compare polytheism.)

单词	monotheism
释义	monotheism [ mon-uh-thee-iz-uhm ] / ˈmɒn ə θiˌɪz əm / noun the doctrine or belief that there is only one God. Origin of monotheism First recorded in 1650–60; mono- + (poly)theism OTHER WORDS FROM monotheism mon·o·the·ist, noun, adjectivemon·o·the·is·tic, mon·o·the·is·ti·cal, adjective Words nearby monotheism monosymptomatic, monosynaptic, monotask, monotechnic, monoterpene, monotheism, monotheistic, Monothelite, monothematic, monotherapy, monothermia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for monotheism The monotheism which we find in Greece and India generally took this form. The Religious Sentiment\|Daniel G. Brinton The question between polytheism and monotheism, which has loomed so large to some minds, never troubled him. Euripedes and His Age\|Gilbert Murray The soaring sublimity of the Moslem monotheism comes partly from its narrowness and abstractness. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 77, March, 1864\|Various The development of monotheism gave the problem a sharper point and a deeper meaning. Determinism or Free-Will?\|Chapman Cohen That is, of course, with the proviso that your literary worship is not a monotheism. Platform Monologues\|T. G. Tucker British Dictionary definitions for monotheism monotheism / (ˈmɒnəʊθɪˌɪzəm) / noun the belief or doctrine that there is only one God Derived forms of monotheism monotheist, noun, adjectivemonotheistic, adjectivemonotheistically, adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for monotheism monotheism A belief in one god. Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are all monotheistic religions. (Compare polytheism.) The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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