monotheistic

American  

[mon-uh-thee-is-tik] / ˌmɒn ə θiˈɪs tɪk /

adjective

1. pertaining to, characterized by, or adhering to monotheism, the doctrine that there is only one God.

   a monotheistic religion.

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Other Word Forms

• monotheistically adverb
• nonmonotheistic adverb

Etymology

Origin of monotheistic

monothe(ism) + -istic

Example Sentences

Glass had chosen the pharaoh because he is thought to have been the first monotheistic ruler.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

"One example are neo-pagan groups, a religious and cultural current based on pre-Christian paganism whose followers see themselves as living Scandinavian paganism -- often in contrast to monotheistic religions such as Christianity."

From Science Daily • Nov. 23, 2025

It is based on the teachings of Bahaullah, who was born in Iran in 1817 and is considered the prophet and founder of their monotheistic faith.

From Barron's • Oct. 14, 2025

She craved transcendence, and like an increasing number of Americans, she didn’t find it in Christianity or another historic monotheistic religion.

From New York Times • May 22, 2024

How could these hierarchical, acquisitive, market-oriented, monotheistic, ethnocentric newcomers have absorbed ideas and customs from the egalitarian, reciprocal, noncapitalistic, pantheistic, ethnocentric natives?

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann