Word: polydeism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: po
ly
de
i
sm
Definition: Belief in the existence of many gods who collectively set the universe in motion, then ceased to interact with it.
Morphemes:
Affix: poly-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: many
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πολύς
Language: grc
Decoded: polus
Meaning: many, much
Affix: theo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: god; deity
Etymology Compounds: Affix: theo-
Language: la
Decoded: theo-
Meaning: god
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the name of a system, school of thought or theory based on the name of its subject or object or alternatively on the name of its founder ( ).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.
Affix: deism
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Belief in a god who ceased to intervene with existence after acting as the cause of the cosmos.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: deus
Language: la
Decoded: deus
Meaning: god, deity
Affix: -ism
Language: en
Decoded: -ism
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the name of a system, school of thought or theory based on the name of its subject or object or alternatively on the name of its founder ( ).