henotheism
[hen′ō t̸hē iz′əm, -t̸hē′iz′-]
noun
belief in or worship of one god without denying the existence of others
Origin of henotheism
coined (c. 1860) by (Friedrich) Max Müller ; from Classical Greek hen, one (see hendeca-) + theos, godRelated Forms:
- henotheist
noun
- henotheistic
adjective
henotheism
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 + –ism.Related 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.
- henosis
- theism
Origin
From German Henotheismus, coined 19th century by Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph von Schelling, from Ancient Greek ἕν (hen) (stem of εἷς (heis, “one”)) + Theismus
