henotheism
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henotheism
- /ˈhɛnəʊˌθiːɪz(ə)m/ UK
- /ˈhɛnoʊˌθiɪz(ə)m/ US
Where it comes from
From 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”))).
noun henotheisms
- Belief in or worship of one deity without denying the existence of other deities. There is one kind of oneness which does not exclude the idea of plurality; there is another which does. […] If, therefore, an expression had been given to that primitive intuition of the Deity, which is the mainspring of all later religion, it would have been—'There is a God,' but not yet 'There is
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noun belief or worship
| Español | henoteísmo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 단일신교 danilsin'gyo |
| 日本語 | 単一神教 |
| 中文 | 單一主神論 /单一主神论 |
| Português | henoteísmo |
| Français | hénothéisme |
| Deutsch | Henotheismus |
| Italiano | enoteismo |
| Ελληνικά | ενοθεϊσμός enotheïsmós |
| Română | henoteism |
| Русский | генотеи́зм genoteízm |
| العربية | هينوثية |
| עברית | הנותאיזם |
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