monotheism
monotheism
Definition
mono·theism (män′ō t̸hē iz′əm, män′ə-)
mon′o·theist′ noun
mon′o·theis′·tic adjective or mon′o·theis′·ti·cal
mon′o·theis′·ti·cally adverb
monotheism
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
Converse of object
- preach: All the Prophets preached Monotheism, the Belief in the Oneness of Allah, the Glorious, the Elevated.
- compromise: This is why the NT authors could speak of Christ in such highly exalted terms without compromising monotheism.
- defend: Monotheism Shanks now feels he has to defend monotheism in the tendentious history of the bible.
- maintain: The Kabirpanthis, tho still maintaining monotheism and being opposed to image-worship, have reverted to some practice of ritualism.
- promote: Zoroaster, whose aim was to promote monotheism, apparently omitted these gods from the Gathas in favor of Ahuramazda.
Adjective modifier
- biblical: Without the assumptions of biblical monotheism much that has been achieved under the influence of those assumptions may not be able to stand.
- Islamic: However, destroying shrines belies your efforts to present a better version of your Islamic monotheism.
- strict: Instead, they follow a strict monotheism, in which: Jehovah is the Supreme Being.
- pure: The plague narrative is reading back a pure monotheism into the account which was not there at the time of the plagues.
Noun used with modifier
- pagan: Is there mutual influence or is the rise of Christianity to be considered an evolution parallel to pagan monotheism?
Browse dictionary entries near monotheism
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- monotint
- monotocous
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- monotype
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