"multitheism" meaning in All languages combined

See multitheism on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Etymology: 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
    Sense id: en-multitheism-en-noun-cfE1XNut
  2. (dated) Polytheism. Tags: dated, uncountable Categories (topical): Religion
    Sense id: en-multitheism-en-noun-muUFUCGH Disambiguation of Religion: 40 60 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with multi- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 86 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 7 93 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with multi-: 27 73
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: multitheist, multitheistic, multitheistically Related terms: monotheism, omnitheism, polytheism

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