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polydeist en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English deist English polydeist From poly- + deist.

Meanings

1. A person who believes in polydeism.
   • Shariah expresses the Salafists' emphasis on jihad not simply against non-believers but against Sufi "polydeists" (mnogobozhniki) in its 9 April 2005 message, quoting a verse from the Koran frequently cited by Salafists: "Kill the polydeists everwhere you find them, sieze them, fight them, and set up ambushes against them in every place" (9:5). 2007, Gordon M. Hahn, Russia's Islamic threat, page 122:
   • Since they do not believe in a plurality of deities, perhaps they should be regarded as monodeists rather than polydeists. 2001, Ramon M. Lemos, A Neomedieval Essay in Philosophical Theology, page 34:

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