Monotheism
noun
The belief that there is only one god.
Christianity, Judaism, and Islam are all forms of monotheism.
Often appears as...
- belief in monotheism
- monotheistic religion
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Religious
noun
The belief that there is only one god.
Christianity, Judaism, and Islam are all forms of monotheism.
Often appears as...
- belief in monotheism
- monotheistic religion
Usage tips
Religious
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Pro Tip 1/3Religious Context
Usually used when discussing religion and different beliefs about gods.
Her studies focused on monotheism in ancient cultures.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Sensitivity
Be aware that discussions of monotheism can be sensitive due to diverse religious beliefs.
He explained monotheism in a way that was respectful to all attendees.
Pro Tip 3/3Word Partners
Often paired with words like 'faith', 'worship', 'doctrine', emphasizing its religious nature.
The doctrine of monotheism is central to her faith.
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oneness
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The pattern behind...
gods demons angels aliens intelligent designers government conspiracists in all manner of invisible agents with power and intention or believe to haunt our world and control our lives I think it's the basis of animism and polytheism and monotheism it's the belief that aliens are somehow more advanced than us
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The pattern behind...
aliens, intelligent designers, government conspiracists and all manner of invisible agents with power and intention, are believed to haunt our world and control our lives. I think it's the basis of animism and polytheism and monotheism.
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The pattern behind...
gods demons angels aliens intelligent designers government conspiracists in all manner of invisible agents with power and intention or believe to haunt our world and control our lives I think it's the basis of animism and polytheism and monotheism it's the belief that aliens are somehow more advanced than us
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The pattern behind...
aliens, intelligent designers, government conspiracists and all manner of invisible agents with power and intention, are believed to haunt our world and control our lives. I think it's the basis of animism and polytheism and monotheism.
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Carroll Quigley
American Writer
Islam, the third in historical sequence of the ethical monotheistic religions of the Near East, was very successful in establishing its monotheism, but had only very moderate success in spreading its version of Jewish and Christian ethics to the Arabs.
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Tariq Ali
Pakistani Historian
Theogony' should be read before the great Homeric epics because it gives an account of the cosmology that is taken for granted by Homer. It does for paganism what the Old Testament attempted to do for monotheism.
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Robert Winston
British Scientist
It's very clear from Biblical history and Jewish history that Jewish monotheism wasn't developed in an instant, that it became gradually the accepted norm. But undoubtedly, Jewish ancestors were polytheists.
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Karen Armstrong
English Writer
There is a danger in monotheism, and it's called idolatry. And we know the prophets of Israel were very, very concerned about idolatry, the worship of a human expression of the divine.
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Ezra Furman
American Musician
If you get into really learning about the roots of monotheism, it was utterly a radical cultural moment. The Bible was so revolutionary and against all that came before it.
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Gloria Steinem
American Activist
Monotheism makes me grouchy. I don't trust any religion that makes God look like one of the ruling class. I guess I'm a pagan or an animist.
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Julius Wellhausen
German Educator
All writers of the Chaldaean period associate monotheism in the closest way with unity of worship.
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Walter Kaufmann
German Philosopher
The deepest difference between religions is not that between polytheism and monotheism.
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G. Willow Wilson
American Writer
Islam is antiauthoritarian, sex-positive monotheism.
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Carroll Quigley
American Writer
Islam, the third in historical sequence of the ethical monotheistic religions of the Near East, was very successful in establishing its monotheism, but had only very moderate success in spreading its version of Jewish and Christian ethics to the Arabs.
Quote examples
Tariq Ali
Pakistani Historian
Theogony' should be read before the great Homeric epics because it gives an account of the cosmology that is taken for granted by Homer. It does for paganism what the Old Testament attempted to do for monotheism.
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Robert Winston
British Scientist
It's very clear from Biblical history and Jewish history that Jewish monotheism wasn't developed in an instant, that it became gradually the accepted norm. But undoubtedly, Jewish ancestors were polytheists.
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Karen Armstrong
English Writer
There is a danger in monotheism, and it's called idolatry. And we know the prophets of Israel were very, very concerned about idolatry, the worship of a human expression of the divine.
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Ezra Furman
American Musician
If you get into really learning about the roots of monotheism, it was utterly a radical cultural moment. The Bible was so revolutionary and against all that came before it.
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Gloria Steinem
American Activist
Monotheism makes me grouchy. I don't trust any religion that makes God look like one of the ruling class. I guess I'm a pagan or an animist.
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Julius Wellhausen
German Educator
All writers of the Chaldaean period associate monotheism in the closest way with unity of worship.
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Walter Kaufmann
German Philosopher
The deepest difference between religions is not that between polytheism and monotheism.
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G. Willow Wilson
American Writer
Islam is antiauthoritarian, sex-positive monotheism.
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