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monotheist

monotheist

1 6.1
A person who believes there is only one God
  • noun
  • /ˈmɒnəˌθiːɪst/
translation icon : monoteísta
  • Claims for a unique and universal truth, frequent among monotheists, can become quite specific and overwhelmingly exclusive, excluding everyone even slightly different from "us" from felicity and long-term well-being.

Maximalism is the economic slash ideological thing because I'm not a monotheist.

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Examples

  • In many cultures, a monotheist adheres to the belief that a single deity governs all aspects of life.

  • "We of Islam," Muslims will carefully point out, "are monotheists."

    Blog text (18)
  • He was rather a Judaic monotheist of the school of Maimonides.

    Academic text (1990)
  • The first factor is Jewish monotheism: the earliest Christians were not Roman polytheists, but committed Jewish monotheists.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Thereafter, Jerusalem became the Muslims' kiblah, and Islam declared itself to be the legitimate heir of the other monotheist religious traditions of the West: Judaism and Christianity.

    Academic text (2000)
  • As a committed monotheist, she believes that there is only one God who created the universe.

  • Throughout history, monotheists have emphasized the importance of worshiping one God above all others.

Antonyms

1 7.4

A person who believes in or worships many gods

How Many Gods

polytheist
1 7.4
tritheist
  • Specialized
9.9
monotheist
1 6.1
atheist
428 4.1

Surface Forms

monotheist singular
monotheists plural

Morphology

monotheist = theist (transparent) = mono + theist

The word is transparently formed by adding mono- 'one' to the base noun 'theist', giving the meaning 'a person who believes in one God'.

Etymology

Monotheist comes from two Greek parts: mono- meaning 'one' and theos meaning 'god', and you can see the same theo in words like theology. So a monotheist is a person who believes in 'one god'.