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==Terminologi==
'''Politeisme '''barasal dari bahasa Yunani πολύ ''poly'' ("banyak") and θεός ''theos'' ("Tuhan") dan istilah ini pertama kali dipakai oleh penulis Yahudi Philo dari Alexandria untuk membantah orang-orang Yunani. Saat penyebaran agama Kristen diseluruh Eropa and Mediterania, bangsa ataupun agama non-
The term comes from the Greek ''poly'' ("many") and ''theoi'' ("gods") and was first invented by the Jewish writer [[Philo of Alexandria]] to argue with the Greeks. When Christianity spread throughout Europe and the Mediterranean, non-Christians were just called [[Gentiles]] (a term originally used by Jews to refer to non-Jews) or pagans (locals) or, in a clearly pejorative idolaters (worshiping "false" gods). The modern usage of the term is first revived in French through [[Jean Bodin]] in 1580, followed by [[Samuel Purchas]]'s usage in English in 1614.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Inconceivable Polytheism: Studies in Religious Historiography |last= Schmidt|first= Francis |year=1987 |publisher= Gordon & Breach Science Publishers |location=New York |isbn= 978-3718603671 |page=10}}</ref>
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