English
wikipedia|polydeism
Etymology
blend|polytheism|deism; from Gr. �ολ�� ( 'poly-' ), "many" and L. deus, "God".

Pronunciation
IPA|/p�li'deɪ'ĭz'�m/

Alternative spellings
may be hyphenated or expressed as a phrase: poly-deism, poly deism
either the P or both the P and D may be capitalized: Polydeism, PolyDeism?
variations of capitalization and spacing may be combined: Poly-deism, Poly-Deism, Poly Deism, Poly deism
Noun
en-noun

1. Belief of the existence of many gods who collectively set the universe in motion, then ceased to interact with it.
2. rare: polytheism

#:Almost all women-led religions relate to many spirits, gods, or ancestors�even in cultural contexts in which the mainstream religion is monotheistic... Two women- led religions, the Shakers and Christian Science, do not fit this polydeistic pattern. w:Susan Starr Sered|Susan Sered, Women of the Sacred Groves: Divine Priestesses of Okinawa (1999) p. 62.

See also

deism
polydeist
polydeists
polydeistic
mid
polydeistical
polydeistically
polytheism

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