henotheism
he·no·the·i·sm
henotheism · henotheisms
генотеїзм, енотеїзм
генотеизм
Henotheismus
Belief in or worship of one deity without denying the existence of other deitiesBelief in or worship of one deity without denying the existence of other deities.
UK/ˈhɛnəʊˌθiːɪz(ə)m/US/ˈhɛnoʊˌθiɪz(ə)m/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Belief in or worship of one deity without denying the existence of other deities.
Henotheismus
генотеи́змgenoteízm
генотеїзмhenotejizm, енотеїзмenotejizm
Translations
9 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
belief or worship:
Русский
By meaning 1
belief or worship:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
belief or worship:
Origin
From German Henotheismus, coined in the 19th century by German philosopher Friedrich WilheFrom German Henotheismus, coined in the 19th century by German philosopher Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph von Schelling (1775–1854) from Ancient Greek ἕν (hén, stem of εἷς (heîs, “one”)) + German Theismus (“theism”, ultimately from Ancient Greek θεός (theós, “god”))).
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Forms
plural: henotheisms| Singular | henotheism |
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Word family
2 related wordsRelatedtheism
Derivedkathenotheism
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable