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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Polytheism

/päl'-ēthˌ-ē-ĭz-əm/ · Pol·y·the·ism · IPA /pɒl.ɪˈθiː.ɪz.əm/
01 n. The doctrine of, or belief in, a plurality of gods.
  1. 1.
    The doctrine of, or belief in, a plurality of gods.
    “In the Old Testament, the gradual development of polytheism from the primitive monotheism may be learned.” — Shaff-Herzog.