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Meaning of multitheism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. The existence of multiple forms of theism, as in a society.
    uncountable
  2. Polytheism.
    dated, uncountable

Examples

“But for rudeness of manners, idolatry, and multitheism, no people in the world ever went beyond them.”
“This led to multitheism and idolatry, a condition which would have grown increasingly confused, had God not decided to give mankind some better direction.”
“But I am convinced that it is time for us to understand all our theisms as aspects of a global multitheism.”
“By the unprecedented intensity of the finale's rhetoric, by the multitheism of its symbolism — the Greek mythic signposts, the Christian-medieval gestures embedded in the Andante maestoso, and the orientalism of the Alla marcia's "Turkish Music".”
“This forceful imposition of monotheism and impossibly high moral standards on the slow evolutionary process of multitheism in which people were still learning to live with their gods created guilt, anxiety and fear of the new god.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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