English-Thai Dictionary

polytheism

N ลัทธิ หลาย พระเจ้า  การ เชื่อ ใน หลาย พระเจ้า  paganism pantheism henotheism lak-ti-lai-pare-jao

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

POLYTHEISM

n.[Gr. many and God. ] The doctrine of a plurality of gods or invisible beings superior to man, and having an agency in the government of the world.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

POLYTHEISM

Pol "y *the *ism, n. Etym: [Poly- + Gr. polythéisme.]

 

Defn: The doctrine of, or belief in, a plurality of gods. In the Old Testament, the gradual development of polytheism from the primitive monotheism may be learned. Shaff-Herzog.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

polytheism

pol y the ism |ˈpäliTHēˌizəm ˈpɑliθiˌɪzəm | ▶noun the belief in or worship of more than one god. DERIVATIVES pol y the ist |-ˌTHēist |noun, pol y the is tic |ˌpäliTHēˈistik |adjective ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from French polythéisme, from Greek polutheos ‘of many gods, ’ from polu- ‘many ’ + theos ‘god. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

polytheism

polytheism |ˈpɒlɪˌθiːɪz (ə )m | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the belief in or worship of more than one god. DERIVATIVES polytheist noun, polytheistic |-ˈɪstɪk |adjective ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from French polythéisme, from Greek polutheos ‘of many gods ’, from polu- ‘many ’ + theos ‘god ’.

 

Duden Dictionary

Polytheismus

Po ly the is mus Substantiv, maskulin , der |Polythe i smus |Glaube an eine Vielzahl von (männlich und weiblich gedachten ) Gottheiten; Vielgötterei

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

polytheism

pol y the ism /pɑ́liθiɪ̀z (ə )m |pɔ́l -/名詞 U 多神論 [教 ], 多神信仰 .