Polytheistic (Adjective)
Meaning
Worshipping or believing in more than one god.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The ancient Greeks were a polytheistic society, believing in multiple gods and goddesses with different powers and domains.
- In Hinduism, the complex pantheon of deities often leads people to assume that it is a polytheistic faith, but many followers consider the various gods to be different aspects of a single ultimate reality.
- Native American spirituality often has polytheistic elements, with many tribes believing in a range of spirits that inhabit the world around them.
- The Romans were a polytheistic culture that worshipped a vast array of gods and goddesses, adopting many of these deities from Greek and other cultures.
- Polytheistic Shinto practitioners often visit shrines to honor the kami, or spirits, that are believed to inhabit the world and the forces of nature.