polytheism 的詞源
polytheism(n.)
"信仰多於一個神的教義",1610年代,源自法語 polythéisme(16世紀),由希臘語 polytheia "polytheism", polytheos "屬於許多神的",由 polys "許多"(源自 PIE 詞根 *pele-(1)"填充")和 theos "神"(源自 PIE 詞根 *dhes-, 形成宗教概念的詞語)組成。
The various modes of worship, which prevailed in the Roman world, were all considered by the people, as equally true; by the philosopher, as equally false; and by the magistrate, as equally useful. And thus toleration produced not only mutual indulgence, but even religious concord. [Gibbon]
羅馬世界中盛行的各種崇拜方式,被人們視爲同樣真實; 被哲學家視爲同樣虛假; 被政府官員視爲同樣有用。因此,寬容不僅產生了相互寬容,甚至產生了宗教和諧。[吉本]
polytheism 的趨勢
根據books.google.com/ngrams/調整。Ngrams可能不可靠。
分享「polytheism」
翻譯由AI生成。查看原文,請訪問: Etymology, origin and meaning of polytheism
熱門詞彙