monolatry
A belief system with one god who can take on multiple facesA belief system with one god who can take on multiple faces (the One and the Many). Coined by Egyptologist Erik Hornung in his book Conceptions of God in Ancient Egypt: The One and the Many to characterise Kemetic religions (northern Egypt; Nile delta).
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)A belief system with one god who can take on multiple faces (the One and the Many). Coined by Egyptologist Erik Hornung in his book Conceptions of God in Ancient Egypt: The One and the Many to characterise Kemetic religions (northern Egypt; Nile delta).
(countable, uncountable)The worship of a single deity (possibly while believing in the existence of others).
the worship of a single god but without claiming that it is the only god
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From mono- + -latry.From mono- + -latry.
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Forms
plural: monolatries| Singular | monolatry |
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable