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"roman": "köpqūdailyq",
"sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
"word": "көпқұдайлық"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "köptäñırlık",
"sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
"word": "көптәңірлік"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "pea’hu’ teep ni’yum",
"sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
"word": "ពហុទេពនិយម"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "dasin'gyo",
"sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
"word": "다신교"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "dasillon",
"sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
"word": "다신론"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
"word": "politeisms"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
"word": "politeizmas"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "mnogubóštvo",
"sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "многубо́штво"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "politeízam",
"sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "политеи́зам"
},
{
"code": "mt",
"lang": "Maltese",
"sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "politeiżmu"
},
{
"code": "gv",
"lang": "Manx",
"sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
"word": "yl-jeeaghys"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "politeïsme"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "čand-xodâyi",
"sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
"word": "چندخدایی"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "šerk",
"sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
"word": "شرک"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
"tags": [
"inanimate",
"masculine"
],
"word": "politeizm"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "wielobóstwo"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "politeísmo"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "politeism"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "politɛízm",
"sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "политеи́зм"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "mnogobóžije",
"sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "многобо́жие"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ioma-dhiadhachd"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "политеизам"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"neuter"
],
"word": "многобоштво"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"masculine"
],
"word": "politeizam"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"neuter"
],
"word": "mnogoboštvo"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "mnohobožstvo"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "polyteizmus"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "politeizem"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "politeísmo"
},
{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
"word": "upolitheisti"
},
{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
"word": "ushirikina"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "polyteism"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "pá-hù tay-wá-ní-yom",
"sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
"word": "พหุเทวนิยม"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
"word": "politeizm"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
"word": "çoktanrıcılık"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "politejízm",
"sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "політеї́зм"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "bahatobóžžja",
"sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "багатобо́жжя"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "širk",
"sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
"word": "شرک"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "kasrat parastī",
"sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
"word": "کثرت پرستی"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"note": "بت پرستی (but parastī, literally “'Idol Worship'”)",
"sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods"
},
{
"code": "ug",
"lang": "Uyghur",
"roman": "köp xudaliq din",
"sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
"word": "كۆپ خۇدالىق دىن"
},
{
"alt": "說多神",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
"word": "thuyết đa thần"
},
{
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
"word": "mödagod"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "amldduwiaeth"
},
{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "paliteyzam",
"sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
"word": "פּאַליטייזאַם"
}
],
"word": "polytheism"
}
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\"mnogoboštvo\"}, {\"code\": \"sk\", \"lang\": \"Slovak\", \"sense\": \"belief in the existence of multiple gods\", \"tags\": [\"neuter\"], \"word\": \"mnohobožstvo\"}, {\"code\": \"sk\", \"lang\": \"Slovak\", \"sense\": \"belief in the existence of multiple gods\", \"tags\": [\"masculine\"], \"word\": \"polyteizmus\"}, {\"code\": \"sl\", \"lang\": \"Slovene\", \"sense\": \"belief in the existence of multiple gods\", \"tags\": [\"masculine\"], \"word\": \"politeizem\"}, {\"code\": \"es\", \"lang\": \"Spanish\", \"sense\": \"belief in the existence of multiple gods\", \"tags\": [\"masculine\"], \"word\": \"politeísmo\"}, {\"code\": \"sw\", \"lang\": \"Swahili\", \"sense\": \"belief in the existence of multiple gods\", \"word\": \"upolitheisti\"}, {\"code\": \"sw\", \"lang\": \"Swahili\", \"sense\": \"belief in the existence of multiple gods\", \"word\": \"ushirikina\"}, {\"code\": \"sv\", \"lang\": \"Swedish\", \"sense\": \"belief in the existence of multiple gods\", \"tags\": [\"common-gender\"], \"word\": \"polyteism\"}, {\"code\": \"th\", \"lang\": \"Thai\", \"roman\": \"pá-hù tay-wá-ní-yom\", \"sense\": \"belief in the existence of multiple gods\", \"word\": \"พหุเทวนิยม\"}, {\"code\": \"tr\", \"lang\": \"Turkish\", \"sense\": \"belief in the existence of multiple gods\", \"word\": \"politeizm\"}, {\"code\": \"tr\", \"lang\": \"Turkish\", \"sense\": \"belief in the existence of multiple gods\", \"word\": \"çoktanrıcılık\"}, {\"code\": \"uk\", \"lang\": \"Ukrainian\", \"roman\": \"politejízm\", \"sense\": \"belief in the existence of multiple gods\", \"tags\": [\"masculine\"], \"word\": \"політеї́зм\"}, {\"code\": \"uk\", \"lang\": \"Ukrainian\", \"roman\": \"bahatobóžžja\", \"sense\": \"belief in the existence of multiple gods\", \"tags\": [\"neuter\"], \"word\": \"багатобо́жжя\"}, {\"code\": \"ur\", \"lang\": \"Urdu\", \"roman\": \"širk\", \"sense\": \"belief in the existence of multiple gods\", \"word\": \"شرک\"}, {\"code\": \"ur\", \"lang\": \"Urdu\", \"roman\": \"kasrat parastī\", \"sense\": \"belief in the existence of multiple gods\", \"word\": \"کثرت پرستی\"}, {\"code\": \"ur\", \"lang\": \"Urdu\", \"note\": \"بت پرستی (but parastī, literally “'Idol Worship'”)\", \"sense\": \"belief in the existence of multiple gods\"}, {\"code\": \"ug\", \"lang\": \"Uyghur\", \"roman\": \"köp xudaliq din\", \"sense\": \"belief in the existence of multiple gods\", \"word\": \"كۆپ خۇدالىق دىن\"}, {\"alt\": \"說多神\", \"code\": \"vi\", \"lang\": \"Vietnamese\", \"sense\": \"belief in the existence of multiple gods\", \"word\": \"thuyết đa thần\"}, {\"code\": \"vo\", \"lang\": \"Volapük\", \"sense\": \"belief in the existence of multiple gods\", \"word\": \"mödagod\"}, {\"code\": \"cy\", \"lang\": \"Welsh\", \"sense\": \"belief in the existence of multiple gods\", \"tags\": [\"feminine\"], \"word\": \"amldduwiaeth\"}, {\"code\": \"yi\", \"lang\": \"Yiddish\", \"roman\": \"paliteyzam\", \"sense\": \"belief in the existence of multiple gods\", \"word\": \"פּאַליטייזאַם\"}], \"word\": \"polytheism\"}",
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