 "monotheism" is defined by the encyclopÃ¦dia britannica as belief in the existence of one god or in the oneness of god."monotheism", britannica, 15th ed. (1986), 8:266. the oxford dictionary of the christian church gives a more restricted definition: "belief in one personal and transcendent god", as opposed to polytheism and pantheism.cross, f.l.; livingstone, e.a., eds. (1974). "monotheism". the oxford dictionary of the christian church (2 ed.). oxford: oxford university press. a distinction may be made between exclusive monotheism, and both inclusive monotheism and pluriform monotheism which, while recognising many distinct gods, postulate some underlying unity.encyclopÃ¦dia britannica online, art. "monotheism" accessed 23 january 2013, http://www.britannica.com/ebchecked/topic/390101/monotheism monotheism characterizes the traditions of atenism, babism, the bahÃ¡'Ã­ faith, cao dai (caodaiism), cheondoism (cheondogyo), christianity, deism, eckankar, islam, judaism, the mormon community of christ, rastafari, ravidassia religion, seicho no ie, shaivism, sikhism, tenrikyo (tenriism), vaishnavism, and zoroastrianism and elements of the belief are discernible in numerous other religions.*zoroastrian studies: the iranian religion and various monographs, 1928&nbsp;â page 31, a. v. williams jackson&nbsp;â 2003 *global institutions of religion: ancient movers, modern shakers&nbsp;â page 88, katherine marshall&nbsp;â 2013 *ethnic groups of south asia and the pacific: an encyclopedia&nbsp;â page 348, james b. minahan&nbsp;â 2012 *introduction to sikhism&nbsp;â page 15, gobind singh mansukhani&nbsp;â 1993 *the popular encyclopedia of world religions&nbsp;â page 95, richard wolff&nbsp;â 2007 *focus: arrogance and greed, america's cancer&nbsp;â page 102, jim gray&nbsp;â 2012 *monotheism 2012. encyclopÃ¦dia britannica online. retrieved 12 january 2012, from http://www.britannica.com/ebchecked/topic/390101/monotheism ==origin and development== the word monotheism comes from the greek  (monos)monos, henry george liddell, robert scott, a greek-english lexicon, at perseus meaning "single" and  (theos)theos, henry george liddell, robert scott, a greek-english lexicon, at perseus meaning "god".the compound  is current only in modern greek. 
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