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Recent Examples of polytheism
Although Americans are rarely asked to weigh in on polytheism, surveys consistently show that not believing in God is among the biggest political liabilities—more electorally costly than being gay, Black, Jewish, Muslim, or female.
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Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2026
The opera ends with Akhnaten’s son, presumably Tutankhamun, restoring polytheism, and then, once the staging jumps millennia into the future, it’s rediscovered by modern-day tourists.
—Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Nefertiti was the principal wife of Pharaoh Akhenaten, the ruler who upended Egypt's religious customs away from polytheism and toward Atenism.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Western antiquity Christianity was shaped by its roots in Judaism, but also its rejection of Greco-Roman religious culture, especially its polytheism.
—Joanne M. Pierce, The Conversation, 20 Jan. 2026
The Pope's polytheism places him among the people of Hell.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
Both discoveries date to the period when the Roman Empire was transitioning from polytheism to Christianity.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2026
The opera ends with Akhnaten’s son, presumably Tutankhamun, restoring polytheism, and then, once the staging jumps millennia into the future, it’s rediscovered by modern-day tourists.
—Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Nefertiti was the principal wife of Pharaoh Akhenaten, the ruler who upended Egypt's religious customs away from polytheism and toward Atenism.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Western antiquity Christianity was shaped by its roots in Judaism, but also its rejection of Greco-Roman religious culture, especially its polytheism.
—Joanne M. Pierce, The Conversation, 20 Jan. 2026
The Pope's polytheism places him among the people of Hell.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
Both discoveries date to the period when the Roman Empire was transitioning from polytheism to Christianity.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for polytheism
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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
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To Europeans, the binary of civility and savagery paralleled that of Christianity and paganism.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Feb. 2026
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For all its moral and political weight, monotheism is surprisingly hard to pin down.—
Manvir Singh,
New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2026
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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
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In 1809, Friedrich’s budding pantheism landed him in hot water.—
Zachary Fine,
The New Yorker,
28 June 2024
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If anyone is wondering, stoicism and pantheism are my preferred lenses through to view the world.—
Christa Allen,
Allure,
28 May 2021
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The Education Department's definition of professional degrees include pharmacy, dentistry, veterinary medicine, chiropractic, law, medicine, optometry, osteopathic medicine, podiatry and theology.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 May 2026
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Indeed, this period marked the beginning of Copeland’s lifelong emphasis on prosperity theology, which would become central to his preaching and ministry.—
Rachel Cole,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
19 May 2026
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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
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And that’s just for starters on theism of some Founding Fathers.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The fate of two men charged in the April 3, 2022, downtown Sacramento mass shooting that killed six people and wounded 12 hinges on the centuries-old legal doctrine of mutual combat.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
16 May 2026
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In a city where animal rights are practically civic doctrine and oat milk has a stronger lobby than most politicians, Diaz showing up at a bird fight lands as a direct shot to LA culture.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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This vague gesture in the direction of deism has no antecedent in the book, no moral or theological trajectory to make Bambi’s insight meaningful or satisfying.—
Kathryn Schulz,
The New Yorker,
17 Jan. 2022
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Those intuitions usually commended a staid deism and scorn for those whose beliefs extended any further.—
Jeffrey Collins,
WSJ,
12 Mar. 2021
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“Polytheism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polytheism. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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