polytheistic
adjective
poly·the·is·tic
ˌpä-lē-thē-ˈi-stik 
variants
or less commonly polytheistical
: of, relating to, or characterized by polytheism : believing in or worshiping multiple gods
They gravitate to ancient symbols and ancient myths, to the old polytheistic religions of the Greeks, the Egyptians, the Celts, and the Sumerians.—
Margot Adler
Margot AdlerThis view reflected the resurgence of Greco-Roman polytheistic concepts within Christianity …—Norman F. Cantor
Norman F. CantorExamples of polytheistic in a Sentence
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What made this possible is that most polytheistic systems are likely to enshrine the same basic qualities.
—Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Kaper, the Egyptologist, wonders how worshipers of local cults would have responded to the statues, noting that followers of polytheistic religions were generally welcoming of new faiths.
—Jo Marchant, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2024
Akhenaten had moved from a polytheistic system to one that discredited the other gods and instead placed the sun god Aten at the center of polite society.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 1 Dec. 2022
There is usually, in most even polytheistic beliefs, a central creator even though there may be a plethora of gods and lesser gods who follow on.
—David Chiu, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
Rome has sheltered polytheistic pagans and monotheistic Jews, adherents of Middle Eastern cults, and, in more recent times, a sizable multinational Muslim community.
—David Laskin Martin Pauer, New York Times, 1 May 2023
These vampires described themselves as atheistic, monotheistic or polytheistic.
—John Edgar Browning, Discover Magazine, 13 Oct. 2022
After her death, Tutankhamun took over and reversed his father’s policies, moving back to a polytheistic religion.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 1 Dec. 2022
This absolutism perplexed the polytheistic Japanese.
—Hiroko Yoda, The New Yorker, 26 July 2022
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Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Kaper, the Egyptologist, wonders how worshipers of local cults would have responded to the statues, noting that followers of polytheistic religions were generally welcoming of new faiths.
—Jo Marchant, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2024
Akhenaten had moved from a polytheistic system to one that discredited the other gods and instead placed the sun god Aten at the center of polite society.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 1 Dec. 2022
There is usually, in most even polytheistic beliefs, a central creator even though there may be a plethora of gods and lesser gods who follow on.
—David Chiu, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
Rome has sheltered polytheistic pagans and monotheistic Jews, adherents of Middle Eastern cults, and, in more recent times, a sizable multinational Muslim community.
—David Laskin Martin Pauer, New York Times, 1 May 2023
These vampires described themselves as atheistic, monotheistic or polytheistic.
—John Edgar Browning, Discover Magazine, 13 Oct. 2022
After her death, Tutankhamun took over and reversed his father’s policies, moving back to a polytheistic religion.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 1 Dec. 2022
This absolutism perplexed the polytheistic Japanese.
—Hiroko Yoda, The New Yorker, 26 July 2022
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“Polytheistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/polytheistic. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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