polytheistic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ˌpɒlɪθiːˈɪstɪk/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English theistic English polytheistic From poly- + theistic.
Meanings
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Of or relating to polytheism.
The mystic is one to whom the unitive, pantheistic, or at least the panentheistic, aspects of the divinity are as congenial as the deistic, polytheistic, and anthropomorphic aspects are to the institutional mind.
1909, The Quarterly Review, page 124:The horse stood still till he had finished the hymn, which Jude repeated under the sway of a polytheistic fancy that he would never have thought of humouring in broad daylight.
1895, Thomas Hardy, Jude the Obscure:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most polytheistic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more polytheistic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
nonpolytheistic · polytheistically
Translations (33)
ga ildiach (of or relating to polytheism) · uk політеїсти́чний (of or relating to polytheism) · lv politeistisks (of or relating to polytheism) · es politeísta (of or relating to polytheism) · cy amldduwiol (of or relating to polytheism) · ca politeista (of or relating to polytheism) · fi monijumalainen (of or relating to polytheism) · br liesdoueek (of or relating to polytheism) · az politeistik (of or relating to polytheism) · gl politeísta (of or relating to polytheism) · be політэісты́чны (of or relating to polytheism) · az çoxtanrılı (of or relating to polytheism) · gd ioma-dhiadhach (of or relating to polytheism) · ru политеистический (of or relating to polytheism) · gv yl-jeeagh (of or relating to polytheism) · de polytheistisch (of or relating to polytheism) · ga ildiachúil (of or relating to polytheism) · hu többistenhitű (of or relating to polytheism) · hy բազմաստված (of or relating to polytheism) · sv polyteistisk (of or relating to polytheism) · ar مشرك (of or relating to polytheism) · az çoxallahlı (of or relating to polytheism) · ar متعدد الآلهة (of or relating to polytheism) · pt politeísta (of or relating to polytheism) · da polyteistisk (of or relating to polytheism) · fr polythéiste (of or relating to polytheism) · cy amldduwaidd (of or relating to polytheism) · km ពហុនិយម (of or relating to polytheism) · uk багатобо́жний (of or relating to polytheism) · cs polyteistický (of or relating to polytheism) · fi polyteistinen (of or relating to polytheism) · nl polytheïstisch (of or relating to polytheism) · pl politeistyczny (of or relating to polytheism)