Monotheists believe in a single deity.
Mono = 1
Where as atheists believe in no deity.
A = without
atheism
The category would be called religion or creed.
Monotheism is the practice of believing in one god, polytheism in two or more gods. pantheism believing in gods in everything, atheism believing in no god.
Monotheism comes from two Classical Greek words meaning "a single god" and it refers to a belief in one God. Polytheism comes from two Greek words meaning "many gods" and refers to religions (like ancient Egyptian) where many gods are worshipped. Atheism comes from the Greek for "without a god" and refers to people who do not believe in any spiritual power, god or creator.
AnswerThere is no intrinsic reason for either monotheism or polytheism to 'win'. However, imperialism, cultural dominance and the weight of proselytism has resulted in world dominance by the two major monotheistic religions. Nevertheless, the final 'winner' may be neither - it may be atheism. Who knows?
Monotheism.Monotheism. An alternate, the belief in the existence of several gods, is called polytheism (multigods), pantheism (gods in everything). Another alternate is atheism, the belief in no god or gods.
The difference is monotheism is belief in only one God and polytheism is the worship of many gods.
Atheism and Marxism are not inherently linked, as atheism is simply the lack of belief in deities while Marxism is a socioeconomic theory. Atheists may hold a wide range of political beliefs, whether socialist, capitalist, or otherwise. It is important to distinguish between atheism as a personal belief and political ideologies like Marxism.
The difference between religions are many; some believe in many Gods, others one God, some believe objects have souls, some believe in Heaven, others in reincarnation. There are too many differences to list. Even between deceptively similar religions like Judaism, Christianity and Islam, there are major differences. If you mean 'opposite', then Atheism is effectively the opposite of religion.
Hinduism is a diverse system of thought with beliefs spanning monotheism, polytheism, panentheism, pantheism, monism, atheism, agnosticism, gnosticism and its concept of God is complex and depends upon each particular tradition and philosophy
Atheism is a noun.
There are no prophets of atheism.