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ditheism

[ dahy-thee-iz-uhm ]

noun

  1. the doctrine of or belief in two equally powerful gods.
  2. belief in the existence of two independent antagonistic principles, one good and the other evil, as in Zoroastrianism.


ditheism

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noun

  1. the belief in two equal gods
  2. the belief that two equal principles reign over the world, one good and one evil
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of ditheism1

First recorded in 1670–80; di- 1 + theism
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Example Sentences

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Ditheism, dī′thē-izm, n. the doctrine of the existence of two supreme gods.—n.

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Too often it is so held, and so preached and represented, as in this case, that monotheism is tacitly abandoned in favour of ditheism or tritheism. 

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It means that the champion of Jewish monotheism wanders into a vague ditheism.

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On the whole, I saw, that however people might call themselves Trinitarians, yet if, like Stuart and all the Evangelicals in Church and Dissent, they turn into a dead letter the generation of the Son of God, and the procession of the Spirit, nothing is possible but Sabellianism or Tritheism: or, indeed, Ditheism, if the Spirit's separate personality is not held.

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I had found a triumphant answer to the charge of Ditheism, in that I believed the Son to be derived from the Father, and not to be the Unoriginated—No doubt! yet, after all, could I seriously think that morally and spiritually I was either better or worse for this discovery?

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