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Dodekatheism
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English
Hellenism (modern religion)
Alternative forms
en Dodecatheism rare
Etymology
en el δωδεκαθεϊσμός worship of twelve [Olympian] gods.
Pronunciation
en en /dəʊ.dɛk.əˈθiː.ɪ.zəm/ UK
en en /doʊ.dɛk.əˈθi.ɪ.zəm/ US
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Dodekatheism.wav GA
en Do de ka the ism
Noun
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en uncommon en Hellenism the modern-day revival of the polytheistic religious system of Ancient Greece
en 2016 Rachel Patterson The Art of Ritual Collective Ink https://books.google.com/books?id=bpf4CwAAQBAJ&pg=PT183 978-1-78279-778-4 183 Hellenismos aka Dodekatheism, Hellenism, Hellenic Polytheism or Hellenic Reconstructionism is the modern adaptation of the Ancient Hellenic (Greek) religion.
en 2018 Tony Mierzwicki Hellenismos: Practicing Greek Polytheism Today Llewellyn Worldwide https://books.google.com/books?id=-_lmDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT10 978-0-7387-4375-2 11 Others, focusing on the twelve deities from Mount Olympus, refer to their tradition as either Dodekatheism or Olympianism.
en 2021 Samantha Leaver Pagan Portals - Hellenic Paganism Collective Ink https://books.google.com/books?id=ImgREAAAQBAJ&pg=PT15 978-1-78904-324-2 15 Others consider themselves as followers of Dodekatheism or Olympianism.
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Derived terms
en Dodekatheist Dodekatheistic
Translations
French: fr dodécathéisme
Greek: el δωδεκαθεϊσμός
Italian: it dodecateismo
Portuguese: pt dodecateísmo
Spanish: es dodecateísmo
en Greece Paganism Religion