The belief in, and consequent worship of, many gods. See the various articles on national religions such as the Assyrian, Babylonian, Hindu, and the ancient religions of Egypt, Greece, and Rome; see also ANIMISM, FETISHISM, TOTEMISM, GOD, MONOTHEISM, PANTHEISM, etc.
Polytheism
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APA citation. Polytheism. (1911). In The Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12223b.htm
MLA citation. "Polytheism." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 12. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1911. <https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12223b.htm>.
Ecclesiastical approbation. Nihil Obstat. June 1, 1911. Remy Lafort, S.T.D., Censor. Imprimatur. +John Cardinal Farley, Archbishop of New York.
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