Dodekatheism

English

Alternative forms

• Dodecatheism

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek δωδεκαθεϊσμός (dodekatheïsmós).

Pronunciation

• (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this pronunciation?) (UK) IPA^(key): /dəʊ.dɛk.əˈθiː.ɪ.zəm/
• (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this pronunciation?) (US) IPA^(key): /doʊ.dɛk.əˈθi.ɪ.zəm/

• Hyphenation: Do‧de‧ka‧the‧ism

Noun

Dodekatheism (uncountable)

1. (uncommon) Synonym of Hellenism (the modern-day revival of the polytheistic religious system of Ancient Greece).
   • 2016, Rachel Patterson, The Art of Ritual, Collective Ink, →ISBN, page 183:

     Hellenismos aka Dodekatheism, Hellenism, Hellenic Polytheism or Hellenic Reconstructionism is the modern adaptation of the Ancient Hellenic (Greek) religion.

   • 2018, Tony Mierzwicki, Hellenismos: Practicing Greek Polytheism Today, Llewellyn Worldwide, →ISBN, page 11:

     Others, focusing on the twelve deities from Mount Olympus, refer to their tradition as either Dodekatheism or Olympianism.

   • 2021, Samantha Leaver, Pagan Portals - Hellenic Paganism, Collective Ink, →ISBN, page 15:

     Others consider themselves as followers of Dodekatheism or Olympianism.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Dodekatheism.

Derived terms

• Dodekatheist

Further reading

• Hellenism (modern religion) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia