polydeism

See also: poly-deism

English

Alternative forms

• may be hyphenated or expressed as a phrase: poly-deism, poly deism

Etymology

Blend of polytheism +‎ deism.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɒliˈdeɪˈĭzˈəm/

Noun

polydeism (plural polydeisms)

1. Belief in the existence of many gods who collectively set the universe in motion, then ceased to interact with it.
2. (rare): polytheism

   Almost all women-led religions relate to many spirits, gods, or ancestors—even in cultural contexts in which the mainstream religion is monotheistic... Two women- led religions, the Shakers and Christian Science, do not fit this polydeistic pattern. Susan Sered, Women of the Sacred Groves: Divine Priestesses of Okinawa (1999) p. 62.

See also

• deism
• polydeist
• polydeists
• polydeistic

• polydeistical
• polydeistically
• polytheism

Anagrams

• disemploy