henotheism
Americannoun
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the worship of a particular god, as by a family or tribe, without disbelieving in the existence of others.
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ascription of supreme divine attributes to whichever one of several gods is addressed at the time.
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Etymology
Origin of henotheism
1855–60; < Greek heno-, combining form of hén one (neuter of heîs ) + theism
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Pettinato theorizes that the Eblaites evolved from polytheism into henotheism, the worship of a supreme creator-god within the pantheon.
From Time Magazine Archive
When astrology and the Semitic religions caused the establishment of a solar henotheism as the leading religion at Rome, Attis was considered as the sun, "the shepherd of the twinkling stars."
From The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism by Franz Cumont
There was no henotheism, no worship of several single supreme deities: One only was supreme.
From Moon Lore by Timothy Harley
Even henotheism, the last name which Professor Max Müller applies to the early Aryan faith, denotes oneness in this sense.
From Oriental Religions and Christianity A Course of Lectures Delivered on the Ely Foundation Before the Students of Union Theological Seminary, New York, 1891 by Frank F. Ellinwood
In Hebrew and Greek times we discover a polytheism, after a long course of development, emerging into henotheism, and finally, here and there, into monotheism.
From An Interpretation of Rudolf Eucken's Philosophy by W. Tudor (William Tudor) Jones
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