Look up: Henotheism

1. henotheism
   Belief that there are a number of gods, but that one particular god has a special relationship with a particular family, clan, or tribe. This means that for that group there is no other god, but...
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2. Henotheism
   Hen'o·the·ism noun [ Greek e'i`s , 'enos` , one + English theism .] Primitive religion in which each of several divinities is regarded as independent, and is worshiped without reference to the rest. [ R.]
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3. Henotheism
   • (n.) Primitive religion in which each of several divinities is regarded as independent, and is worshiped without reference to the rest.
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4. henotheism
   (from the article `polytheism`) ...various beliefs connected with the gods, historians of religions have used certain categories to identify different attitudes toward the gods. ... Henotheism (from Greek heis theos, `one god`)—a belief in worship of one god, though the existence of other gods is granted—also called ...
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5. henotheism
   henotheism 1. The worship of one god, that is, as the special god of a social group or occupation, while acknowledging or believing in the existence of other gods. 2. A kind of polytheism in which one god of the pantheon is raised over the others. Coined by Friedrich Max Mueller (1823-1900), profes...
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6. Henotheism
   `Henotheism` (εἷς θεός--> heis theos "one god") is the belief and worship of a single god while accepting the existence or possible existence of other deities. The term was originally coined by Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph von Schelling (1775-1854) to depict ear...
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