Crossword Genius

Holy times reanimated after priest offers Hindu belief? (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

polytheism

'hindu belief?' is the definition.
(belief in multiple gods - Hinduism is an example)

'holy times reanimated after priest' is the wordplay.
'reanimated' indicates anagramming the letters (letters are moved around or 'animated').
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'priest' becomes 'p' (ecclesiastical abbreviation).
'holy'+'times'='holytimes'
'holytimes' anagrammed gives 'olytheism'.
'olytheism' after 'p' is 'POLYTHEISM'.

'offers' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for polytheism that I've seen before include "worshipping many gods" , "Belief in more than one god" , "Worship of more than one god" .)

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