polytheist

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/pɒlɪˈθiːɪst/

noun

a believer in, or advocate of, polytheism

OriginEnglish theist ← Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s) ← Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús →
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Meanings

nounpolytheist (plural polytheists)

plural polytheists

  1. a believer in, or advocate of, polytheism

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  5. Englishtheist
  6. Englishpolytheist

From poly- + theist.

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Translations

Arabic مُشْرِك
  • مُشْرِك (mušrik)believer in polytheism
Bengali মুশরিক
  • মুশরিক (muśorik)believer in polytheism
Catalan politeista
  • politeistabeliever in polytheism
Czech polyteista
  • polyteistabeliever in polytheism
Finnish polyteisti
  • polyteistibeliever in polytheism
French polythéiste
  • polythéistebeliever in polytheism
German Polytheist, Polytheistin
  • Polytheistbeliever in polytheism
  • Polytheistinbeliever in polytheism
Hindi बहुदेववादी, मुशरिक
  • बहुदेववादी (bahudevvādī)believer in polytheism
  • मुशरिक (muśrik)believer in polytheism
Irish ildiachaí
  • ildiachaíbeliever in polytheism
Polish politeista, wielobożca
  • politeistabeliever in polytheism
  • wielobożcabeliever in polytheism
  • wielobożnikbeliever in polytheism
Portuguese politeísta
  • politeístabeliever in polytheism
Russian политеи́ст, политеи́стка
  • политеи́ст (politɛíst)believer in polytheism
  • политеи́стка (politɛístka)believer in polytheism
Spanish politeísta
  • politeístabeliever in polytheism
Swahili mshirikina
  • mshirikinabeliever in polytheism
Turkish çok tanrıcı, politeist
  • çok tanrıcıbeliever in polytheism
  • politeistbeliever in polytheism
Urdu مُشْرِک
  • مُشْرِک (muśrik)believer in polytheism
Welsh amldduwiad
  • amldduwiadbeliever in polytheism
Cite this entry
APA

polytheist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polytheist

MLA

“polytheist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polytheist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polytheist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polytheist.

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