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Monotheism Common

Origin: Greek suffix -ism

Monotheism has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

belief in a single God

2

The belief in a single deity (one god or goddess); especially within an organized religion.

Related Terms
Antonyms
polytheism
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
theism
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
Judaism Islam

Origin

The word monotheism was coined around 1660 by combining the Greek words for "one" and "god." Henry More created this term to describe the belief in a single deity, distinguishing it from polytheism and atheism.

Rhyming Words
ism oism jism wuism agism meism prism yoism quism reism weism tuism ovism idism grism deism seism icism zoism owlism
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