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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What word means the belief in many gods and goddesses?
A
Polytheism
B
Monotheism
C
Pantheism
D
Catechism
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -polytheism, the belief in many gods. Polytheism characterizes virtually all religions other than Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, which share a common tradition of monotheism, the belief in one God.

Detailed explanation-2: -Henotheism (Greek “one god") is a term coined by Max Müller, to mean devotion to a single primary god while accepting the existence or possible existence of other deities. Müller stated that henotheism means “monotheism in principle and polytheism in fact".

Detailed explanation-3: -Which religions practice polytheism? Religions that practice polytheism include, but are not limited to: Hinduism, Buddhism, Wicca, Confucianism, Shintoism, various African tribal and/or folk religions, and various American tribal and/or folk religions.

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