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MONOTHEISTIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does monotheistic mean? 

MONOTHEISTIC (adjective)
  The adjective MONOTHEISTIC has 1 sense:

1. believing that there is only one godplay

  Familiarity information: MONOTHEISTIC used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MONOTHEISTIC (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Believing that there is only one god

Antonym:

polytheistic (worshipping or believing in more than one god)

Derivation:

monotheism (belief in a single God)


 Context examples 


The monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud.

(Judaism, NCI Thesaurus)



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