Polytheismus

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Polytheismus

[politeˈɪsmʊs]
[politeˈʔɪsmʊs]

Rhymes with ɪsmʊs

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das aus dem Griechischen stammende Präfix poly- „viel“ und Theismus von altgriechisch θεός (theos^☆) ^(→ grc) „Gott, Gottheit“

noun Polytheismus

Glaube an mehrere Götter Jupiter, Mars und Venus waren Götter des antiken römischen Polytheismus.
Similar: Vielgötterei · Opposite: Monotheismus

In English

polytheism belief in the existence of multiple gods

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@misc{polytheismus_2026,
  title = {Polytheismus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/polytheismus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}