POLYTHEISM

POLYTHEISM. → General scriptures concerning Ge 31:19; 35:2,4; Jos 24:2,23; Jud 2:13; 3:7; 10:16; 17:5; Jer 2:28; 11:13; Da 4:8; 1Co 8:5

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polytheism. Polytheism, n. a belief in a plurality of gods

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Pol″y‐the‐ism (?), n. [[Poly- + Gr. � cf. F. polythéisme.]] 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.