Thebelief in, and consequent worship of, many gods. See the various articles on nationalreligions such as theAssyrian,Babylonian,Hindu, and the ancient religions ofEgypt,Greece, andRome; see alsoANIMISM,FETISHISM,TOTEMISM,GOD,MONOTHEISM,PANTHEISM, etc.
APA citation.Polytheism.(1911). InThe Catholic Encyclopedia.New York: Robert Appleton Company.http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12223b.htm
MLA citation."Polytheism."The Catholic Encyclopedia.Vol. 12.New York: Robert Appleton Company,1911.<http://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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