polytheist

noun

Definition of polytheistnext
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as in theist

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as in non-Christian

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for polytheist
  1. theist
  2. non-Christian
  3. atheist
  4. zealot
  5. non-Muslim
  6. pagan
  7. unbeliever
  8. nonbeliever
Noun
  • There is a certain irony in that nearly all those cited were people of Christian faith — in order of appearance: practicing Catholic; passionate theist; committed Church of Scotland; and lifelong Lutheran.
    Denis Alexander, Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2023
  • This doesn't mean that more atheist societies are worse than more theist societies (e.g., Estonia vs. Romania).
    Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 20 Sep. 2011
Definition of theist
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  • Other recent faith + higher ed news:Why Nashville's Belmont University is hiring non-Christian faculty and staff Also, Eastern Nazarene has been working for years on a draft of these teach-out agreements with the schools now accepting these transfer students.
    Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 8 July 2024
  • Jewish families have been eating Chinese food on Christmas Day since the beginning of the 20th century when Jewish and Chinese immigrants were the two largest non-Christian communities in the United States.
    Reia Li, The Arizona Republic, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of non-Christian
Noun
  • Trump was right, therefore, to highlight the issue in his Christmas greeting to China's atheists.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
  • And just like most Christians don't view government neutrality as some sort of attack, most atheists have zero qualms about private Nativity scenes.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of atheist
Noun
  • Robby Soave Laken Riley Act passes with Dem support, Gallego proudly co-sponsors bill; Fetterman reacts FBI blocking Russiagate inquiry to protect anti-Trump zealots in agency?!
    The Hill, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Less than a year after Modi’s first visit to Ayodhya, Tripathi was standing in the same spot when a crowd led by Hindu zealots climbed the dome of Babri Masjid and destroyed it with sledgehammers and axes.
    Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of zealot
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  • Women are obliged to cover themselves in front of non-Muslim males and females to avoid being corrupted.
    Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 1 Jan. 2025
  • Many non-Muslim tourists make their way to the Blue Mosque each year, much in the way stunning churches in Europe attract non-Christians too.
    Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of non-Muslim
Noun
  • Church officials decided to recognize Dec. 25 as his birthday, probably to coincide with the date of pagan festivals in an attempt to get pagans to accept Christianity as the official religion.
    Atlanta Life, ajc, 10 Nov. 2017
  • While plague stalks the land, paranoid peasants swap cautionary folk tales about evil spirits, pagans, Jews and other outsiders.
    Stephen Dalton, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2017
Definition of pagan
Noun
  • An app called Krishna, for example, has already advised killing unbelievers and supporting India's ruling party.
    Scott Shapiro, WIRED, 8 Jan. 2024
  • To have reservations about something that is treated as sacrosanct is to be an unbeliever, or worse, a heretic, and thus someone to be cast out.
    Ian Buruma, Harper's Magazine, 2 June 2023
Definition of unbeliever
Noun
  • There are only two kinds of people in the world: the believer and the nonbeliever.
    Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 23 Dec. 2024
  • But in reality, those arrested were deemed kafirs, or nonbelievers.
    Vera Mironova, Foreign Affairs, 15 Feb. 2017
Definition of nonbeliever
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