Kathenotheism is a term coined by the philologist Max Müller to mean the worship of one god at a time. It is closely related to henotheism. Müller coined the term in reference to the Vedas; where he explained each deity is treated as supreme in turn. ==Etymology== The term kathenotheism, a more specific form of the parent term henotheism, refers...
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polytheism in which several gods are considered supreme in succession
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(from the article `Hinduism`) ...to wane. The peculiar theism of the Rigveda—in which any one of several different gods might be hailed as supreme and the attributes of one god ...
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A term invented by Max Müller which literally denotes one at a time -- theism. It symbolizes the Vedic monotheistic practice according to which the position of the gods is so arranged that each God is supreme in turn, in which the titular god is always changing without entailing a denial that the other gods exist. -- H.H.
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