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monotheistic

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˌmɒnə(ʊ)θɪˈɪstɪk/
  • UK: /ˌmɒnə(ʊ)θiːˈɪstɪk/
  • US: /ˌmɑnəθiˈɪstɪk/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Believing in a single god, deity, spirit, etc., especially for an organized religion, faith, or creed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: lifestyle, religion

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

believing that there is only one god

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: polytheistic

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English theistic English monotheistic From mono- + theistic.

Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: միաստված (miastvac) — believing in a single god
  • Azerbaijani: təktanrılı — believing in a single god
  • Azerbaijani: monoteistik — believing in a single god
  • Azerbaijani: təkallahlı — believing in a single god
  • Catalan: monoteista — believing in a single god
  • Chinese Mandarin: 一神教的 (yīshénjiào de) — believing in a single god
  • Chinese Mandarin: 一神論的 /一神论的 (yīshénlùn de) — believing in a single god
  • Czech: monoteistický — believing in a single god
  • Danish: monoteistisk — believing in a single god
  • Dutch: monotheïstisch — believing in a single god
  • Estonian: monoteistlik — believing in a single god
  • Finnish: yksijumalainen — believing in a single god
  • Finnish: monoteistinen — believing in a single god
  • French: monothéiste — believing in a single god
  • German: monotheistisch — believing in a single god
  • Greek: μονοθεϊστικός (monotheïstikós) — believing in a single god
  • Irish: aondiach — believing in a single god
  • Irish: aondiachúil — believing in a single god
  • Italian: monoteistico — believing in a single god
  • Norwegian Bokmål: monoteistisk — believing in a single god
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: monoteistisk — believing in a single god
  • Persian: یکتاپرستانه (yektâ-parastâne) — believing in a single god
  • Polish: monoteistyczny — believing in a single god
  • Portuguese: monoteísta — believing in a single god
  • Portuguese: monoteístico — believing in a single god
  • Russian: монотеисти́ческий (monotɛistíčeskij) — believing in a single god
  • Spanish: monoteísta — believing in a single god
  • Urdu: توحیدی (tauhīdī) — believing in a single god