Henotheism (Greek εἷς θεός heis theos `one god`) is the belief in and worship of a single God while accepting the existence or possible existence of other deities that may also be worshipped. The term was originally coined by Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph von Schelling (1775–1854) to depict early stages of monotheism. Max Müller (1823–19.....
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belief in one tribal or community god, but not as the only god
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• (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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(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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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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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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see its entry under theism, below.
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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), professor of comparative philology at Oxford, in his 'Le...
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