Antonyms for polytheist


Grammar : Noun
Spell : pol-ee-thee-iz-uh m, pol-ee-thee-iz-uh m
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɒl i θiˌɪz əm, ˌpɒl iˈθi ɪz əm


Definition of polytheist

Origin :
  • 1610s; see polytheism + -ist.
  • As in pagan : noun person who does not believe in an orthodox religion
Example sentences :
  • As poet and artist I am polytheist; as a student of Nature I am pantheist.
  • Extract from : « The Faust-Legend and Goethe's 'Faust' » by H. B. Cotterill
  • When a believer in two is a polytheist, how can a believer in six be a monotheist?
  • Extract from : « Letters from a Sf Teacher » by Shaikh Sharfuddn Maner
  • The polytheist peoples the world with a variety of gods and goddesses, which enter into its machinery more or less independently.
  • Extract from : « The Riddle of the Universe at the close of the nineteenth century » by Ernst Haeckel
  • A Muhammadan cannot marry a polytheist, but he may marry a Jewess or a Christian.
  • Extract from : « The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India--Volume I (of IV) » by R.V. Russell

Synonyms for polytheist

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