monotheistic

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adjective

Believing in a single god, deity, spirit, etc., especially for an organized religion, faith, or creed.

Opposite
atheisticpolytheistic
OriginEnglish theistic ← Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-) ← Proto-Hellenic *mónwos →
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Meanings

adjectivemonotheistic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablelifestyleBelieving in a single god, deity, spirit, etc., especially for an organized religion, faith, or creed.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
atheisticpolytheistic

adjectivebelieving that there is only one god

Opposite
polytheistic
Also see
monotheistical

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*men-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*mónwos
  3. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  4. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  5. Englishmono-
  6. Englishtheistic
  7. Englishmonotheistic

From mono- + theistic.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Catalan monoteista
  • monoteistabelieving in a single god
Chinese Mandarin 一神教的, 一神論的 /一神论的
  • 一神教的 (yīshénjiào de)believing in a single god
  • 一神論的 /一神论的 (yīshénlùn de)believing in a single god
Czech monoteistický
  • monoteistickýbelieving in a single god
Danish monoteistisk
  • monoteistiskbelieving in a single god
Dutch monotheïstisch
  • monotheïstischbelieving in a single god
Estonian monoteistlik
  • monoteistlikbelieving in a single god
Finnish yksijumalainen, monoteistinen
  • yksijumalainenbelieving in a single god
  • monoteistinenbelieving in a single god
French monothéiste
  • monothéistebelieving in a single god
German monotheistisch
  • monotheistischbelieving in a single god
Greek μονοθεϊστικός
  • μονοθεϊστικός (monotheïstikós)believing in a single god
Irish aondiach, aondiachúil
  • aondiachbelieving in a single god
  • aondiachúilbelieving in a single god
Italian monoteistico
  • monoteisticobelieving in a single god
Norwegian Bokmål monoteistisk
  • monoteistiskbelieving in a single god
Persian یکتاپرستانه
  • یکتاپرستانه (yektâ-parastâne)believing in a single god
Polish monoteistyczny
  • monoteistycznybelieving in a single god
Portuguese monoteísta, monoteístico
  • monoteístabelieving in a single god
  • monoteísticobelieving in a single god
Russian монотеисти́ческий
  • монотеисти́ческий (monotɛistíčeskij)believing in a single god
Spanish monoteísta
  • monoteístabelieving in a single god
Urdu توحیدی
  • توحیدی (tauhīdī)believing in a single god

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

nomotheistic
Cite this entry
APA

monotheistic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monotheistic

MLA

“monotheistic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monotheistic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monotheistic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monotheistic.

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