polytheistic

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/ˌpɒlɪθiːˈɪstɪk/

adjective

Of or relating to polytheism.

Opposite
UncommonScrabble 22

Meanings

adjectivepolytheistic (comparative more polytheistic, superlative most polytheistic)

comparative more polytheistic · superlative most polytheistic

  1. Of or relating to polytheism.

    The horse stood still till he had finished the hymn, which Jude repeated under the sway of a polytheistic fancy that he would never have thought of humouring in broad daylight.

    1895, Thomas Hardy, Jude the Obscure
    1 more example

    The mystic is one to whom the unitive, pantheistic, or at least the panentheistic, aspects of the divinity are as congenial as the deistic, polytheistic, and anthropomorphic aspects are to the institutional mind.

    1909, The Quarterly Review, page 124

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveworshipping or believing in more than one god

Opposite

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

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

From poly- + theistic.

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Translations

Arabic متعدد الآلهة, مشرك
  • متعدد الآلهةof or relating to polytheism
  • مشركof or relating to polytheism
Catalan politeista
  • politeistaof or relating to polytheism
Czech polyteistický
  • polyteistickýof or relating to polytheism
Danish polyteistisk
  • polyteistiskof or relating to polytheism
Dutch polytheïstisch
  • polytheïstischof or relating to polytheism
Finnish polyteistinen, monijumalainen
  • polyteistinenof or relating to polytheism
  • monijumalainenof or relating to polytheism
French polythéiste
  • polythéisteof or relating to polytheism
German polytheistisch
  • polytheistischof or relating to polytheism
Hungarian többistenhitű
  • többistenhitűof or relating to polytheism
Irish ildiach, ildiachúil
  • ildiachof or relating to polytheism
  • ildiachúilof or relating to polytheism
Latvian politeistisks
  • politeistisksof or relating to polytheism
Polish politeistyczny
  • politeistycznyof or relating to polytheism
Portuguese politeísta
  • politeístaof or relating to polytheism
Russian политеистический
  • политеистический (politeističeskij)of or relating to polytheism
Scottish Gaelic ioma-dhiadhach
  • ioma-dhiadhachof or relating to polytheism
Spanish politeísta
  • politeístaof or relating to polytheism
Swedish polyteistisk
  • polyteistiskof or relating to polytheism
Ukrainian політеїсти́чний, багатобо́жний
  • політеїсти́чний (politejistýčnyj)of or relating to polytheism
  • багатобо́жний (bahatobóžnyj)of or relating to polytheism
Welsh amldduwiol, amldduwaidd
  • amldduwiolof or relating to polytheism
  • amldduwaiddof or relating to polytheism
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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