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Polytheism

The doctrine of, or belief in, a plurality of gods.

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Theism 76% connected

The belief or acknowledgment of the existence of a God, as opposed to atheism, pantheism, or polytheism.

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Tritheism 76% connected

The opinion or doctrine that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are three distinct Gods.

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Monotheism 94% connected

The doctrine or belief that there is but one God.

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Monotheism 94% connected

The doctrine or belief that there is but one God.

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Animism noun · 78% connection

The belief that inanimate objects and the phenomena of nature are endowed with personal life or a living soul; also, in an extended se…

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Atheism noun · 78% connection

a lack of belief in the existence of God or gods

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Belief noun · 78% connection

Assent to a proposition or affirmation, or the acceptance of a fact, opinion, or assertion as real or true, without immediate personal…

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Believe noun · 78% connection

To exercise belief in; to credit upon the authority or testimony of another; to be persuaded of the truth of, upon evidence furnished…

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Bigot noun · 78% connection

A person who regards his own faith and views in matters of religion as unquestionably right, and any belief or opinion opposed to or d…

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Bitheism noun · 78% connection

Belief in the existence of two gods; dualism.

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Collective adjective · 78% connection

Having plurality of origin or authority; as, in diplomacy, a note signed by the representatives of several governments is called a col…

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Deism noun · 78% connection

The doctrine or creed of a deist; the belief or system of those who acknowledge the existence of one God, but deny revelation.

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Delusion noun · 78% connection

That which is falsely or delusively believed or propagated; false belief; error in belief.

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Demonism noun · 78% connection

The belief in demons or false gods.

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Disbelief noun · 78% connection

The act of disbelieving;; a state of the mind in which one is fully persuaded that an opinion, assertion, or doctrine is not true; ref…

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Ditheism noun · 78% connection

The doctrine of those who maintain the existence of two gods or of two original principles (as in Manicheism), one good and one evil;…

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Doubt verb · 78% connection

To waver in opinion or judgment; to be in uncertainty as to belief respecting anything; to hesitate in belief; to be undecided as to t…

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Evidence noun · 78% connection

your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compellin…

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Faith noun · 78% connection

The belief in the facts and truth of the Scriptures, with a practical love of them; especially, that confiding and affectionate belief…

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Fetishism noun · 78% connection

The doctrine or practice of belief in fetiches.

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Grounds noun · 78% connection

your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compellin…

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Heresy noun · 78% connection

Religious opinion opposed to the authorized doctrinal standards of any particular church, especially when tending to promote schism or…

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