"polytheist" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /pɒlɪˈθiːɪst/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-polytheist.wav [Southern-England] Forms: polytheists [plural]
Etymology: poly- + theist Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|poly|theist}} poly- + theist Head templates: {{en-noun}} polytheist (plural polytheists)
  1. a believer in, or advocate of, polytheism Categories (topical): People, Religion Translations (believer in polytheism): مُشْرِك (mušrik) [masculine] (Arabic), মুশরিক (muśorik) (Bengali), liesdouead [masculine] (Breton), politeista [feminine, masculine] (Catalan), polyteista [masculine] (Czech), polyteisti (Finnish), polythéiste [feminine, masculine] (French), Polytheist [masculine] (German), Polytheistin [feminine] (German), बहुदेववादी (bahudevvādī) [masculine] (Hindi), मुशरिक (muśrik) [masculine] (Hindi), ildiachaí [masculine] (Irish), mshiriki [class-1, class-2] (Ngazidja Comorian), مشرک (mošrek) (Persian), politeista [masculine] (Polish), wielobożca [masculine, rare] (Polish), wielobożnik [masculine, rare] (Polish), politeísta [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), политеи́ст (politɛíst) [masculine] (Russian), политеи́стка (politɛístka) [feminine] (Russian), politeísta [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), mshirikina [class-1, class-2] (Swahili), çok tanrıcı (Turkish), politeist (Turkish), مُشْرِک (muśrik) [masculine] (Urdu), amldduwiad [feminine, masculine] (Welsh)

Inflected forms

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