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What is another word for monotheists?

Pronunciation: [mˈɒnə͡ʊθˌiːɪsts] (IPA)

Monotheism is the belief in only one God. There are several synonyms for the word "monotheists." Firstly, "unitarians" refer to individuals who believe in the unity of God, rejecting the idea of the Trinity. Secondly, "monists" believe in the oneness of God and that everything in the universe is interconnected. Thirdly, "theists" adheres to the belief in one God who created the universe and governs it. Fourthly, "Deists" believes in the existence of God but denies any divine interventions in the world. Lastly, "Abrahamic religions" is an umbrella term that refers to monotheistic religions that originated from Abraham, such as Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
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They were probably the purest monotheists that classical antiquity produced.
"Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius"
Samuel Dill
While Mr. Tylor asserts "that no savage tribe of monotheists has ever been known," but that all ascribe the attributes of deity to other beings than the Almighty Creator, it appears in fact that many of the rudest savages "are as monotheistic as some Christians.
"The Faith of the Millions (2nd series)"
George Tyrrell
Vishnuites and Sivaites however are monotheists in the sense that their minor deities are not essentially different from the saints of Roman and Eastern Christianity but their monotheism has a pantheistic tinge.
"Hinduism and Buddhism, Vol I. (of 3) An Historical Sketch"
Charles Eliot

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  • Religion finally severed the unity which all willed but none could trust. An heroic nation of monotheists sought to impose its faith on a vaguely pantheist world. For the first and last time the Second Men stumbled into a world-wide civil war; and just because the war was religious it developed a brutality hitherto unknown.
    Olaf Stapledon

Related words: one god monotheism, christian monotheism, islamic monotheist, christianity monotheism

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