What is a monotheistic religion?
Monotheism is the belief that there is only one deity, an all-supreme being that is universally referred to as God. A distinction may be made between exclusive monotheism, in which the one God is a singular existence, and both inclusive and pluriform monotheism, in which multiple gods or godly forms are recognized, but each are postulated as extensions of the same God.
Monotheism characterizes the traditions of Bábism, the Baháʼí Faith, Cheondoism, Christianity, Deism, Druzism, Eckankar, Sikhism, some sects of Hinduism (such as Shaivism and Vaishnavism), Islam, Judaism, Samaritanism, Mandaeism, Rastafari, Seicho-no-Ie, Tenrikyo, Yazidism, and Atenism.
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cgrhm
aside from the ancient Romans, most religions subscribe to having one true God.
Ilias Tsiabardas
Monotheism derives from the Greek Language (Μόνος Monos =One -Single and Θεός Theos = God...
JRW
Jeannie Ellis, it would tell you that cats are carnivores and mice are just one of their food sources! But what has that got to do with 'the nature of the human race is to worship'?
Pat Wells
Tell that to those remote Amazon tribes yet to be discovered. How are they doing without Jesus in their lives?
Jeannie Ellis
lucky57, maybe it, actually , tells you the nature of the human race is to worship. If you observed that cats from all over the world chased mice, would you conclude that cats invented mouse hunting or that it was their nature to hunt them?
James Parrillo, with Christine
catmom, I think that religious leaders were depicted. It was a fun picture. Thank you, Christine, James' wife
Bob Fowler
Is there not only One God ? Oh no I always tell myself not to get involved in Religious conversation.
Susan Lake-Harris
Keith Richard Mears, actually, many accepted values today that atheists and agnostics accept as being an important part of the human condition in a positive way, such as kindness, charity etc., are core teachings in a number of religions. People can adopt the teachings of Christ or Buddha or others without being a believer - and this is a positive outcome. Ignorance of any kind is unhelpful.
billyboy915
Phillip Garfoot,
Where does this answer limit monotheism to Christianity, Islam, and Judaism?
Did you read the 2nd paragraph?
catmom
I like the idea that there are pixs of different deities of different religions.
Najmi Abbas
Christianity, Islam & Judaism.
Although, in Hinduism it has been stated that there are many aspects of the one God.
Francie Carlson
Too easy! Mono means one.