Etymology

allotheism

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Today it means: Worship of a god or gods that are foreign to one's own land. Full definition →

English theism ← Latin theo- ← Ancient Greek θεο- (theo-)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élyos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ál͏̌l͏̌os
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓́λλος (ắllos)
  5. Englishallo-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dʰéh₁s
  8. Proto-Indo-European*dʰh₁sós
  9. Proto-Hellenic*tʰehós
  10. Ancient Greekθεός (theós)
  11. Ancient Greekθεο- (theo-)
  12. Latintheo-
  13. Englishtheo-
  14. Englishtheism
  15. English todayallotheism

From allo- + theism.

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