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monotheism en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˌmɑnoʊ̯ˈθiɪzm̩/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁sós Proto-Hellenic *tʰehós Ancient Greek θεός (theós) Ancient Greek θεο- (theo-)der. Latin theo-der. English theo- Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English theism English monotheism A learned 17th-century coinage, mono- + theism, from (μονός (monós, “one”)) and (θεός (theós, “god, deity”) + -ισμός (-ismós)) The term parallels the earlier polytheism, atheism (the simplex theism being slightly later). The term was coined by Henry More, ca. 1660, in explicit juxtaposition with both atheism and polytheism. It was redefined through etymological fallacy by Daniel Webster ca. 1828.

Meanings

1. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Belief in the One True God, defined by More as personal, immaterial and trinitarian.
2. (countable, uncountable) The belief in a single deity (one god or goddess); especially within an organized religion.
3. (countable, uncountable) The belief that God is one person (Judaism, Unitarian Christianity, Islam), not three persons (Trinitarian Christianity, Hinduism)

Forms

Deriveds

Pre-monotheism · Pseudomonotheism · Pseudo-monotheism · Premonotheism · alethomonotheism · Postmonotheism · Protomonotheism · Alethomonotheism · Post-monotheism · pseudo-monotheism · pre-monotheism · proto-monotheism · pseudomonotheism · aletho-monotheism · premonotheism · post-monotheism · Proto-monotheism · postmonotheism · protomonotheism · Aletho-monotheism

Relateds

septenarianism · bitheism · Binitarianism · Polytheism · Unitarianism · Septarianism · tritheism · triunitarianism · unitarianism · henotheism · trinitarianism · quadrinitarianism · binitarianism · Quadrinitarianism · ditheism · Trinitarianism · septarianism · duotheism · theism · Theism · Septenarianism · Duotheism · Ditheism · Bitheism · deism · Triunitarianism · polytheism · Tritheism · Henotheism · Deism

Translations (79)

ko 일신론 (belief in one God) · hu monoteizmus (belief in one God) · es monoteísmo (belief in one God) · sk jednobožstvo (belief in one God) · el μονοθεϊσμός (belief in one God) · da monoteisme (belief in one God) · pl monoteizm (belief in one God) · ms monoteisme (belief in one God) · ms tauhid (belief in one God) · ro monoteism (belief in one God) · sq monoteizmi (belief in one God) · tr monoteizm (belief in one God) · lt monoteizmas (belief in one God) · gl monoteísmo (belief in one God) · sh jednòboštvo (belief in one God) · sh монотеѝзам (belief in one God) · az monoteizm (belief in one God) · ug بىر خۇدالىق دىن (belief in one God) · he מוֹנוֹתֵאִיזְם (belief in one God) · uk єдинобо́жжя (belief in one God) · la monotheïsmus (belief in one God) · bn একেশ্বরবাদ (belief in one God) · cmn 一神教 (belief in one God) · mk еднобоштво (belief in one God) · az tövhid (belief in one God) · sk monoteizmus (belief in one God) · ru монотеи́зм (belief in one God) · hu egyistenhit (belief in one God) · pl jedynobóstwo (belief in one God) · is eingyðistrú (belief in one God) · ga aondiachas (belief in one God) · pnb واحدپرستی (belief in one God) · fi monoteismi (belief in one God) · sl monoteizem (belief in one God) · et monoteism (belief in one God) · mk монотеизам (belief in one God) · gug tupã peteĩre jerovia (belief in one God) · sh једно̀боштво (belief in one God) · ru единобо́жие (belief in one God) · tr tek tanrıcılık (belief in one God) · cs monoteismus (belief in one God) · ka ერთღმერთიანობა (belief in one God) · kk бірқұдайлық (belief in one God) · de Monotheismus (belief in one God) · be монатэі́зм (belief in one God) · ast monoteísmu (belief in one God) · uk монотеї́зм (belief in one God) · fa توحید (belief in one God) · sh monoteìzam (belief in one God) · ka მონოთეიზმი (belief in one God) · sv monoteism (belief in one God) · kk біртәңірлік (belief in one God) · ur توحید (belief in one God) · ja 一神教 (belief in one God) · pa ਅਦਵੈਤਵਾਦ (belief in one God) · fr monothéisme (belief in one God) · ky биркудайчылык (belief in one God) · pt monoteísmo (belief in one God) · nl monotheïsme (belief in one God) · ne एकेश्वरवाद (belief in one God) · ko 일신교 (belief in one God) · bg монотеи́зъм (belief in one God) · eo monoteismo (belief in one God) · ca monoteisme (belief in one God) · cs jednobožství (belief in one God) · ar تَوْحِيد (belief in one God) · sv engudstro (belief in one God) · hi एकेश्वरवाद (belief in one God) · th เอกเทวนิยม (belief in one God) · cmn 一神論 /一神论 (belief in one God) · ur واحدانیت (belief in one God) · az təktanrıçılıq (belief in one God) · fa یکتاپرستی (belief in one God) · id monoteisme (belief in one God) · ky биртеңирчилик (belief in one God) · bg единобо́жие (belief in one God) · mt monoteiżmu (belief in one God) · be адзінабо́жжа (belief in one God) · eo unudiismo (belief in one God)