2007-05-27 01:17:30 · 13 answers · asked by Poe B 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Polytheism literally means "many gods." To be more specific, gods and goddesses, because one important reason for having more than one is in order to resolve the gender issue. When you have a monotheism, you inevitably (in modern times, at least) have a masculine pronoun for it, and things get out of balance with regard to gender. Most humans are unable to abstract enough to "get beyond gender" as a concept, and few would appreciate a hermaphroditic image of god.
I am a polytheist.
2007-05-27 01:22:51 · answer #1 · answered by auntb93 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
The definition of a polytheist is someone who believes in many gods.
2007-05-27 08:20:23 · answer #2 · answered by Valarian 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A polytheist is a worshipper of many gods, and or goddesses, like the ancient Greeks and Romans, for examples.
2007-05-27 08:32:31 · answer #3 · answered by harridan5 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ABSOLUTELY ALL religions in their formative stage. Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, all have evolved into their present "truths", ignoring the history, believing the dogma.
2007-05-27 08:26:16 · answer #4 · answered by ED SNOW 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Polytheism means directing any kind of worship to other then Allah(swt)
3 types
Major Polytheism, is which invalidates belief and turns one into a disbeliever. This is caused by performing any form of worship for other than Allah(swt), such as praying to or putting ones trust on other than Allah(swt)
Minor Polytheism, is ostentation, which means to perform acts, usually done only for Allah's(swt) sake, in order to be seen of men.
Covert Polytheism, uttering phrases that signify, indirectly or implicitly, the association of others with Allah(swt) in matters which are usually addressed to Allah(swt), such as saying to someone "I have only Allah and you"....
A polytheist is someone who does one of these three..
2007-05-27 08:28:53 · answer #5 · answered by je 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
A person that believes in more than one god. Poly means many. And theist means believer of God. Put them together, Believer of many gods.Poly-Theist.
2007-05-27 08:38:32 · answer #6 · answered by Yazeed M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Someone who holds partners with God or Gods power.
For example, certain denominations of Christianity say that Jesus is on the same level as God when Jesus himself said on many occasion, that God was greater than he was.
2. Someone who worships more than one god.
2007-05-27 08:22:17 · answer #7 · answered by Antares 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
A person who believes in, but not necessarily worship, more than one God.
2007-05-27 16:20:26 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
someone who believes in more than one god
2007-05-27 08:20:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
People that belief in many [poly] gods, like; god, jesus, the devil, the lord, the holy spirit, satan, our father, angels, etc.
2007-05-27 08:22:22 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋