kathenotheism
Belief that multiple deities exist, and different deities are supreme among them at…Belief that multiple deities exist, and different deities are supreme among them at different times.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)Belief that multiple deities exist, and different deities are supreme among them at different times.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Coined 19th century by Max Müller from the phrase Ancient Greek καθ’ ἕνα (kath’ héna, “oneCoined 19th century by Max Müller from the phrase Ancient Greek καθ’ ἕνα (kath’ héna, “one by one”) and the word θεός (theós, “god”), following theism, extending the prior coinage henotheism by Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph von Schelling which he had himself popularised.
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedtheism
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable