Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Belief in two gods, specifically a good and an evil one; dualism.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun Belief in the existence of two gods; dualism.

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  • noun A form of dualism that recognizes two deities, where they are not in conflict or opposition (ie good vs evil), but rather in two exclusive forms or states (ie male and female).

Etymologies

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bi- +‎ theism

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Examples

  • Well, that wipes out Catholicism (frequently touted by Protestants to be a tritheistic or even goddess-worshipping faith), Buddhism (which is an non-theistic faith), all forms of polytheism, pantheism, bitheism and, yes, atheism.

    Limitations of the First Amendment | Mind on Fire 2010

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