"multitheism" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: From multi- + theism. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|multi|theism}} multi- + theism Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} multitheism (uncountable)
  1. The existence of multiple forms of theism, as in a society. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Religion
    Sense id: en-multitheism-en-noun-cfE1XNut Disambiguation of Religion: 100 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with multi-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with multi-: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8
  2. (dated) Polytheism. Tags: dated, uncountable
    Sense id: en-multitheism-en-noun-muUFUCGH
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: multitheist, multitheistic, multitheistically Related terms: monotheism, omnitheism, polytheism
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