"polytheism" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /pɒl.ɪˈθiː.ɪz.əm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-polytheism.wav [US] Forms: polytheisms [plural]
Etymology: From French polythéisme, from Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many”) and θεός (theós, “god”), corresponding to poly- + theism. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|polythéisme}} French polythéisme, {{der|en|grc|πολύς|t=many}} Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many”), {{m|grc|θεός|t=god}} θεός (theós, “god”), {{af|en|poly-|theism}} poly- + theism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} polytheism (countable and uncountable, plural polytheisms)
  1. The belief in the existence of multiple gods. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Religion Translations (belief in the existence of multiple gods): شِرْك (širk) (Arabic), تَعَدُّد الْآلِهَة (taʕaddud al-ʔāliha) (Arabic), բազմաստվածություն (bazmastvacutʻyun) (Armenian), պոլիթեիզմ (politʻeizm) (Armenian), politeísmu [masculine] (Asturian), politeizm (Azerbaijani), çoxallahlılıq (Azerbaijani), çoxtanrıçılıq (Azerbaijani), шматбо́жжа (šmatbóžža) [neuter] (Belarusian), мнагабо́жжа (mnahabóžža) [neuter] (Belarusian), палітэі́зм (paliteízm) [masculine] (Belarusian), বহুঈশ্বরবাদ (bohuiśśorbad) (Bengali), liesdoueegezh [feminine] (Breton), политеи́зъм (politeízǎm) [masculine] (Bulgarian), многобожие (mnogobožie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), politeisme [masculine] (Catalan), 多神教 (do¹ san⁴ gaau³) (Chinese Cantonese), 多神教 (duōshénjiào) (Chinese Mandarin), polyteismus [masculine] (Czech), polyteisme (Danish), polytheïsme [neuter] (Dutch), politeismo (Esperanto), polüteism (Estonian), monijumalisuus (Finnish), polyteismi (Finnish), polythéisme [masculine] (French), politeísmo [masculine] (Galician), პოლითეიზმი (ṗoliteizmi) (Georgian), მრავალღმერთიანობა (mravalɣmertianoba) (Georgian), Polytheismus [masculine] (German), πολυθεϊσμός (polytheïsmós) [masculine] (Greek), פוליתאיזם (Hebrew), बहुदेववाद (bahudevvād) (Hindi), politeizmus (Hungarian), fjölgyðistrú [feminine] (Icelandic), politeismo (Ido), politeisme (Indonesian), ildiachas [masculine] (Irish), politeismo (Italian), 多神教 (tashinkyō) (alt: たしんきょう) (Japanese), көпқұдайлық (köpqūdailyq) (Kazakh), көптәңірлік (köptäñırlık) (Kazakh), ពហុទេពនិយម (pea’hu’ teep ni’yum) (Khmer), 다신교 (dasin'gyo) (Korean), 다신론 (dasillon) (Korean), politeisms (Latvian), politeizmas (Lithuanian), многубо́штво (mnogubóštvo) [neuter] (Macedonian), политеи́зам (politeízam) [masculine] (Macedonian), politeiżmu [masculine] (Maltese), yl-jeeaghys (Manx), چندخدایی (čand-xodâyi) (Persian), شرک (šerk) (Persian), politeizm [inanimate, masculine] (Polish), wielobóstwo [neuter] (Polish), politeísmo [masculine] (Portuguese), politeism [neuter] (Romanian), политеи́зм (politɛízm) [masculine] (Russian), многобо́жие (mnogobóžije) [neuter] (Russian), ioma-dhiadhachd [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), политеизам [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), многобоштво [Cyrillic, neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), politeizam [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), mnogoboštvo [Roman, neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), mnohobožstvo [neuter] (Slovak), polyteizmus [masculine] (Slovak), politeizem [masculine] (Slovene), politeísmo [masculine] (Spanish), upolitheisti (Swahili), ushirikina (Swahili), polyteism [common-gender] (Swedish), พหุเทวนิยม (pá-hù tay-wá-ní-yom) (Thai), politeizm (Turkish), çoktanrıcılık (Turkish), політеї́зм (politejízm) [masculine] (Ukrainian), багатобо́жжя (bahatobóžžja) [neuter] (Ukrainian), شرک (širk) (Urdu), کثرت پرستی (kasrat parastī) (Urdu), كۆپ خۇدالىق دىن (köp xudaliq din) (Uyghur), thuyết đa thần (alt: 說多神) (Vietnamese), mödagod (Volapük), amldduwiaeth [feminine] (Welsh), פּאַליטייזאַם (paliteyzam) (Yiddish)

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          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
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          "lang": "Danish",
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          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
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          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
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          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
          "word": "polüteism"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
          "word": "monijumalisuus"
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
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          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "ṗoliteizmi",
          "sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
          "word": "პოლითეიზმი"
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        {
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "mravalɣmertianoba",
          "sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
          "word": "მრავალღმერთიანობა"
        },
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "Polytheismus"
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "polytheïsmós",
          "sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "πολυθεϊσμός"
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        {
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
          "word": "פוליתאיזם"
        },
        {
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "bahudevvād",
          "sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
          "word": "बहुदेववाद"
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        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
          "word": "politeizmus"
        },
        {
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "fjölgyðistrú"
        },
        {
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
          "word": "politeismo"
        },
        {
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
          "word": "politeisme"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ildiachas"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
          "word": "politeismo"
        },
        {
          "alt": "たしんきょう",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "tashinkyō",
          "sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
          "word": "多神教"
        },
        {
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "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"
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          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "mnogubóštvo",
          "sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
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          "word": "многубо́штво"
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          "sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
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          "lang": "Manx",
          "sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
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          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "čand-xodâyi",
          "sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
          "word": "چندخدایی"
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          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "šerk",
          "sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
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          "sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
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          "sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
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          "sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
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          "sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
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          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "ioma-dhiadhachd"
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          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "masculine"
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          "word": "политеизам"
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          "sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
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          "sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
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          "word": "çoktanrıcılık"
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          "code": "ur",
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          "code": "ur",
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          "code": "ug",
          "lang": "Uyghur",
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          "lang": "Vietnamese",
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
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      "sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
      "word": "شِرْك"
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "taʕaddud al-ʔāliha",
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      "word": "تَعَدُّد الْآلِهَة"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "bazmastvacutʻyun",
      "sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
      "word": "բազմաստվածություն"
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    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "politʻeizm",
      "sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
      "word": "պոլիթեիզմ"
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      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "politeísmu"
    },
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      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
      "word": "politeizm"
    },
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      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
      "word": "çoxallahlılıq"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
      "word": "çoxtanrıçılıq"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "šmatbóžža",
      "sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "шматбо́жжа"
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    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "mnahabóžža",
      "sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "мнагабо́жжа"
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      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "paliteízm",
      "sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "палітэі́зм"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "bohuiśśorbad",
      "sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
      "word": "বহুঈশ্বরবাদ"
    },
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      "code": "br",
      "lang": "Breton",
      "sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "liesdoueegezh"
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      "lang": "Bulgarian",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "политеи́зъм"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "mnogobožie",
      "sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "многобожие"
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "politeisme"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "do¹ san⁴ gaau³",
      "sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
      "word": "多神教"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "duōshénjiào",
      "sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
      "word": "多神教"
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      "code": "da",
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      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
      "word": "politeismo"
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      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
      "word": "polüteism"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
      "word": "monijumalisuus"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "word": "polythéisme"
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "politeísmo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ṗoliteizmi",
      "sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
      "word": "პოლითეიზმი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "mravalɣmertianoba",
      "sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
      "word": "მრავალღმერთიანობა"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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      "code": "el",
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      "sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "πολυθεϊσμός"
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      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
      "word": "פוליתאיזם"
    },
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      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "bahudevvād",
      "sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
      "word": "बहुदेववाद"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
      "word": "politeizmus"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "fjölgyðistrú"
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      "code": "io",
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      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
      "word": "politeisme"
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ildiachas"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
      "word": "politeismo"
    },
    {
      "alt": "たしんきょう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tashinkyō",
      "sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
      "word": "多神教"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "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": "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"
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      "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"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "politɛízm",
      "sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
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      "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",
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      "code": "sh",
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      "code": "sh",
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      "code": "sk",
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      "sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
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      ],
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      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
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      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "politeizem"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
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    {
      "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"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "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"
    },
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      "code": "ur",
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      "roman": "širk",
      "sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
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    },
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      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "kasrat parastī",
      "sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
      "word": "کثرت پرستی"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
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      "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"
    },
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      "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": [
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      ],
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    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "paliteyzam",
      "sense": "belief in the existence of multiple gods",
      "word": "פּאַליטייזאַם"
    }
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