polytheism
A Word with Greek Root, Prefix or Suffix
poly-
-ism
A Word with Greek Root, Prefix or Suffix
polytheism
the belief of more than one gods
多神教, 多神论
Dissection of polytheism
polytheism = poly- (many) + the (god) + -ism (suffix for abstract noun, meaning doctrine, condition, action)
polytheism = a doctrine about many gods
polytheism = extended further to mean the belief that there are multiple gods
Now Repeat my Dissection
polytheism = a doctrine about many gods
polytheism = extended further to mean the belief that there are multiple gods
Important roots for this word:
theo
poly-
-ism
Note: You may sometimes find that a vowel such as o is often inserted between two roots, as o inserted between phon and graph in phonograph = phon + o + graph, the reason is for easy pronounciation. Another example is archaeology = archae + o + logy
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