Dodekatheism

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Etymology

Borrowed from Greek δωδεκαθεϊσμός (dodekatheïsmós).

Pronunciation

  • (Can we verify(+) this pronunciation?) (UK) IPA(key): /dəʊ.dɛk.əˈθiː.ɪ.zəm/
  • (Can we verify(+) this pronunciation?) (US) IPA(key): /doʊ.dɛk.əˈθi.ɪ.zəm/
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  • Hyphenation: Do‧de‧ka‧the‧ism

Noun

Dodekatheism (uncountable)

  1. (uncommon) Synonym of Hellenism (the modern-day revival of the polytheistic religious system of Ancient Greece)
    • 2016, Rachel Patterson, The Art of Ritual, Collective Ink, →ISBN, page 183:
      Hellenismos aka Dodekatheism, Hellenism, Hellenic Polytheism or Hellenic Reconstructionism is the modern adaptation of the Ancient Hellenic (Greek) religion.
    • 2018, Tony Mierzwicki, Hellenismos: Practicing Greek Polytheism Today, Llewellyn Worldwide, →ISBN, page 11:
      Others, focusing on the twelve deities from Mount Olympus, refer to their tradition as either Dodekatheism or Olympianism.
    • 2021, Samantha Leaver, Pagan Portals - Hellenic Paganism, Collective Ink, →ISBN, page 15:
      Others consider themselves as followers of Dodekatheism or Olympianism.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Dodekatheism.

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