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monotheism

/mon-uh-thee-iz-uhm/US // ˈmɒn ə θiˌɪz əm //UK // (ˈmɒnəʊθɪˌɪzəm) //

一神论,一神教,单神论,单神教

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the doctrine or belief that there is only one God.

Examples

  • It is a founding story that has inspired the great monotheisms, because this myth has been reinterpreted again and again.

  • Monotheism is strictly inconsistent with the supremacy of “merits” which is the very soul of Oriental religion.

  • The oldest religion of which we have clear and authentic account is probably the pure monotheism held by the Jews.

  • Polytheism was dominant while their monotheism was as yet a persecuted belief.

  • That monotheism existed in Egypt before the days of Moses is, however, certain.

  • For it is not here a question simply of the dogmatic belief in Monotheism as opposed to polytheism.