բազմաստուածութիւն

Old Armenian

Etymology

From բազմաստուած (bazmastuac) + -ութիւն (-utʿiwn). Calque of Ancient Greek πολυθεότης (polutheótēs).

Noun

բազմաստուածութիւն (bazmastuacutʿiwn)

  1. polytheism
    • 5th century, Athanasius, Sermons, Letters and Controversies :[1]
      զի մի՛ բազմաստուածութիւն՝ ըստ հեթանոսաց իմանայցեմք
      zi mí bazmastuacutʿiwn, əst hetʿanosacʿ imanaycʿemkʿ

Usage notes

In Athanasius, translates Ancient Greek πολυθεότης (polutheótēs).[2]

Declension

Descendants

  • Armenian: բազմաստվածություն (bazmastvacutʿyun) (learned)

Further reading

References

  1. Atʿanas Ałekʿsandracʿi (1899) , Esayi Tayecʿi, editor, S. Atʿanasi Ałekʿsandrioy hayrapeti čaṙkʿ, tʿułtʿkʿ ew ənddimascʿutʿiwnkʿ [Sermons, Letters and Controversies by Athanasius, Patriarch of Alexandria] (Matenagrutʿiwnkʿ naxneacʿ), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 120
  2. Muradyan, Gohar (2005) Physiologus: The Greek and Armenian Versions with a Study of Translation Technique (Hebrew University Armenian Studies; 6), Leuven – Paris – Dudley: Peeters, page 62
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