henotheistic

Variant of henotheism

henotheism definition

heno·theism (hen′ō t̸hē iz′əm, -t̸hē′iz′-)

noun

belief in or worship of one god without denying the existence of others

Etymology: coined (c. 1860) by (Friedrich) Max Müller < Gr hen, one (see hendeca-) + theos, god

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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