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monotheistic

monotheistic

7 6.1
Believing there is only one god
  • adjective
  • /ˌmɒnəˈθiːɪstɪk/
translation icon : monoteísta
  • There are three major monotheistic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
  • monotheistic religion
  • monotheistic faith
  • monotheistic worship

So monotheistic religion figures into that, right?

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Examples

  • I will direct my comments mainly at monotheistic religions for two obvious reasons.

    Academic text (1999)
  • There are three major monotheistic religions, Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

  • So monotheistic religion figures into that, right?

  • Yeah, there was a monotheistic civilization.

  • And Christianity, another monotheistic religion, caused the Romans even greater concern.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Additionally, the oldest monotheistic religion was present in Rome: Judaism.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Most readers of this essay will come from monotheistic backgrounds.

    Academic text (1999)
  • One of the distinctive features of the three major monotheistic religions is their dependence on a written text for guidance.

    Academic text (2001)
  • Israel is a pilgrimage site for the world's major monotheistic religions: Islam, Christianity, and Judaism.

    Academic text (2008)
  • One of the hallmarks of a monotheistic belief system is the worship of a single deity.

Antonyms

1 6.8

Believing in many gods

How Monotheistic

monotheistic
7 6.1
polytheistic
1 6.8

Surface Forms

monotheistic positive

Morphology

monotheistic = theistic (transparent) = mono + the + istic

The word is transparently formed by adding mono- 'one' to theistic, so the meaning follows standard compositional rules.

Etymology

The word monotheistic comes from Greek parts mono meaning 'one' and theo meaning 'god', the same roots you see in monopoly ('one owner') and theology ('study of God'). So, monotheistic means believing in only one god.