Etymology

duotheism

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Today it means: Belief in the existence of two deities. This often refers to the belief in a god and goddess of roughly equal power, as is the case in Wicca. Full definition →

English theism ← Latin theo- ← Ancient Greek θεο- (theo-)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Italic*duō
  3. Latinduo
  4. Englishduo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dʰéh₁s
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dʰh₁sós
  8. Proto-Hellenic*tʰehós
  9. Ancient Greekθεός (theós)
  10. Ancient Greekθεο- (theo-)
  11. Latintheo-
  12. Englishtheo-
  13. Englishtheism
  14. English todayduotheism

From duo- + theism.

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