HENOTHEISM

Etymology

Noun

henotheism (countable and uncountable, plural henotheisms)

Belief in or worship of one deity without denying the existence of other deities.

Hypernyms

• theism

Hyponyms

• kathenotheism

Coordinate terms

• monolatrism

• monotheism

Source: Wiktionary


Hen"o*the*ism, n. Etym: [Gr. theism.]

Definition: Primitive religion in which each of several divinities is regarded as independent, and is worshiped without reference to the rest. [R.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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