A belief in two gods, especially as independent and opposed principles of good and evil.
（尤指信奉像善恶这样相互独立和对立的原则的）二神论
Example sentencesExamples
However, the acceptance of ditheism does not fit in with the monotheistic concept of God and the Devil.
Similar to ditheism, moral dualism does not in any way imply that the religion in question is not monist or monotheistic.
This opposition of ideas resulted in religious dualism (ditheism) which elements makes itself felt even nowadays in the form of customs and rituals.
What features in this world would make you accept the following: a) polytheism, b) ditheism, c) monotheism?
For was it not open ditheism, when worship was claimed for two divine beings?
Zarathustra (in Persia) taught ditheism, that there are two opposed Gods, one of order and one of chaos, in eternal opposition.
Hippolytus was careful to avoid ditheism noting explicitly that ‘I do not mean that there are two Gods.’
Derivatives
ditheist
noun
180 Catholic theologians endeavour to give a Nicene interpretation to the theses of Callistus, and to make Hippolytus a ditheist.
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Evil was an article of faith commonly identified with ‘Darkness’ among many different kinds of formerly numerous ditheists since the original Zoroastrians.
They became ditheist to try to recruit money in the United States from the Protestant Trinitarian system.
He was even ashamed of telling the truth, because he had publicly insulted us as ditheists.
Definition of ditheism in US English:
ditheism
noun
A belief in two gods, especially as independent and opposed principles of good and evil.
（尤指信奉像善恶这样相互独立和对立的原则的）二神论
Example sentencesExamples
This opposition of ideas resulted in religious dualism (ditheism) which elements makes itself felt even nowadays in the form of customs and rituals.
For was it not open ditheism, when worship was claimed for two divine beings?
What features in this world would make you accept the following: a) polytheism, b) ditheism, c) monotheism?
Zarathustra (in Persia) taught ditheism, that there are two opposed Gods, one of order and one of chaos, in eternal opposition.
Hippolytus was careful to avoid ditheism noting explicitly that ‘I do not mean that there are two Gods.’
However, the acceptance of ditheism does not fit in with the monotheistic concept of God and the Devil.
Similar to ditheism, moral dualism does not in any way imply that the religion in question is not monist or monotheistic.