Word: polytheism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pol
y
the
ism
Definition: The belief in the existence of multiple gods.
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 nouns indicating a peculiarity or characteristic of language
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.