monotheism

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Recent Examples of monotheism Stasevska was born in 1984, the same year that Glass’ hypnotic, ritualistic opera, about an Egyptian pharaoh who dared to push monotheism onto his polytheistic culture, debuted in Stuttgart, Germany. Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for monotheism
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Noun
  • There are still remnants of the Gauls in the modern French language, including the words for country and paganism, INRAP president Dominique Garcia pointed out.
    CBS News, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2026
  • To Europeans, the binary of civility and savagery paralleled that of Christianity and paganism.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The faith codes included dozens of highly specific Christian denominations, as well as groups such as Ásatrú, which honors Norse gods; Eckankar, which emphasizes soul travel, dreams, and past-life study; and the Troth, a form of Germanic polytheism.
    Sophie Hills, Christian Science Monitor, 23 Apr. 2026
  • As Jewish identity crystallized during and after the Babylonian exile, polytheism remained an enduring temptation.
    Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Along with theology, that list now includes applied psychology, pharmaceutical sciences and others.
    Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
  • Snyder earned bachelor’s degrees in English and education, along with a minor in theology, from Valparaiso University in 2003.
    Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • In 1809, Friedrich’s budding pantheism landed him in hot water.
    Zachary Fine, The New Yorker, 28 June 2024
  • If anyone is wondering, stoicism and pantheism are my preferred lenses through to view the world.
    Christa Allen, Allure, 28 May 2021
Noun
  • But the revered text affirmed a generic theism – belief in a creator god – without mentioning Jesus or Christianity.
    Thomas Tweed, The Conversation, 24 Apr. 2026
  • And that’s just for starters on theism of some Founding Fathers.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Organizations often invest in sophisticated detection and mitigation systems but fail to develop the doctrine, confidence and authority structures required to use them effectively.
    Bill Edwards, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • The clock seemed to rewind 1,400 years as tenets established at the religion’s dawn—Sharia law—were formalized into the doctrine of Velayat-e Faqih, the Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist.
    Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • Weak leaders try to resolve those tensions by picking one side and turning it into dogma.
    Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Far more valuable would be a pivot by the regime’s leadership away from some of the dogmas of its past, and toward reform.
    Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 18 June 2026

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“Monotheism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monotheism. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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