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polytheist

/pɒlɪˈθiːɪst/

polytheist noun: a believer in, or advocate of, polytheism.

Noun

polytheist (plural polytheists)

  1. a believer in, or advocate of, polytheism

polytheist meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

polytheist in Hindi

believer in polytheism
बहुदेववादी bahudevvādī, मुशरिक muśrik

polytheist in Tamil

வழிபாடு உடையவர்

polytheist in Urdu

believer in polytheism
مُشْرِک muśrik

polytheist in Bengali

believer in polytheism
মুশরিক muśorik
More languagesFewer languages
polytheist in Pashto
مشرک mošrek
polytheist in Arabic
مُشْرِك mušrik

Forms of polytheist

pluralpolytheists

Origin of polytheist

From poly- + theist.

Questions about polytheist

What does polytheist mean?
Polytheist means a believer in, or advocate of, polytheism.
What is polytheist in Hindi?
Polytheist in Hindi is बहुदेववादी (bahudevvādī), मुशरिक (muśrik). See Polytheist meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is polytheist?
Polytheist is a noun.
How do you pronounce polytheist?
Polytheist is pronounced /pɒlɪˈθiːɪst/.
What is the plural of polytheist?
The plural of polytheist is polytheists.

Words near polytheist in the dictionary

  1. polytetrahydrofurans
  2. polytextual
  3. polythalamous
  4. polytheism
  5. polytheisms
  6. polytheist
  7. polytheistic
  8. polytheistical
  9. polytheistically
  10. polytheists
  11. polytheize

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Adapted from Wiktionary: polytheist (page history and authors); polytheist (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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