henotheism
belief in or worship of one god without denying the existence of others
Origin of henotheism
coined (c. 1860) by Max Müller from Classical Greek hen, one (see hendeca-) + theos, godhenotheism
noun
Belief in the supremacy of one god without denying the existence of others.
Origin of henotheism
Greek heno- ( from heis hen- one ; see sem-1 in Indo-European roots.)Greek theos god ; see dhēs- in Indo-European roots. -ismRelated Forms:
- hen′o·the′ist
noun
- hen′o·the·is′tic
adjective
henotheism
Noun
(plural henotheisms)
- Belief in or worship of one deity without denying the existence of other deities.
Hyponyms
Origin
From German Henotheismus, coined 19th century by Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph von Schelling, from Ancient Greek ἕν (hen) (stem of εἷς (heis, “one”)) + Theismus
