polytheism

worship of or belief in multiple deities
Event religious_belief Q9163
polytheism
Jacopo Zucchi · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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polytheism

Summary

polytheism is a religious belief[1]. polytheism draws 2,458 Wikipedia views per month (religious_belief category, ranking #9 of 26).[2]

Key Facts

  • polytheism's instance of is recorded as religious belief[3].
  • polytheism is a type of theism[4].
  • polytheism's Commons category is recorded as Deities[5].
  • polytheism is the opposite of monotheism[6].
  • polytheism's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Polytheism[7].
  • polytheism's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[8].
  • polytheism's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[9].
  • polytheism's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[10].
  • polytheism's different from is recorded as polyethism[11].
  • polytheism's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[12].
  • polytheism's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[13].

Body

Context

polytheism's instance of is recorded as religious belief[3].

Why It Matters

polytheism draws 2,458 Wikipedia views per month (religious_belief category, ranking #9 of 26).[2] polytheism has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] polytheism is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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