monotheism
nounEtymology
A learned 17th-century coinage, mono- + theism, from (μονός (monós, “one”)) and (θεός (theós, “god, deity”) + -ισμός (-ismós)) The term parallels the earlier polytheism, atheism (the simplex theism being slightly later). The term was coined by Henry More, ca. 1660, in explicit juxtaposition with both atheism and polytheism. It was redefined through etymological fallacy by Daniel Webster ca. 1828.
- derived from θεός
Definitions
Belief in the One True God, defined by More as personal, immaterial and trinitarian.
The belief in a single deity (one god or goddess)
The belief in a single deity (one god or goddess); especially within an organized religion.
The belief that God is one person (Judaism, Unitarian Christianity, Islam), not three…
The belief that God is one person (Judaism, Unitarian Christianity, Islam), not three persons (Trinitarian Christianity, Hinduism)
The neighborhood
- neighborbinitarianism
- neighborbitheism
- neighbordeism
- neighborditheism
- neighborduotheism
- neighborhenotheism
- neighborpolytheism
- neighborQuadrinitarianism
- neighborseptarianism
- neighborseptenarianism
- neighbortheism
- neighborTrinitarianism
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at monotheism. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at monotheism. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
6 hops · closes at monotheism
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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