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Meaning of "henotheism" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HENOTHEISM

From Greek heis one + theos god.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF HENOTHEISM

henotheism  [ˈhɛnəʊθiːˌɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HENOTHEISM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Henotheism is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HENOTHEISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Henotheism

Henotheism is the belief in and worship of a single God while accepting the existence or possible existence of other deities that may also be worshipped. The term was originally coined by Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph von Schelling to depict early stages of monotheism. Max Müller, a German philologist and orientalist, brought the term into wider usage. Müller made the term central to his criticism of Western theological and religious exceptionalism, focusing on a cultural dogma which held "monotheism" to be both fundamentally well-defined and inherently superior to differing conceptions of God.

Definition of henotheism in the English dictionary

The definition of henotheism in the dictionary is the worship of one deity as the special god of one's family, clan, or tribe.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HENOTHEISM


altruism
ˈæltruːˌɪzəm
anthropophuism
ˌænθrəʊˈpɒfjuːˌɪzəm
atheism
ˈeɪθɪˌɪzəm
ditheism
ˈdaɪθiːˌɪzəm
euphuism
ˈjuːfjuːˌɪzəm
heroism
ˈhɛrəʊˌɪzəm
Hinduism
ˈhɪndʊˌɪzəm
Judaism
ˈdʒuːdeɪˌɪzəm
Manichaeism
ˈmænɪkiːˌɪzəm
Manicheism
ˈmænɪkiːˌɪzəm
misoneism
ˌmɪsəʊˈniːˌɪzəm
multilateralism
ˌmʌltɪˈlætərəlˌɪzəm
Nietzscheism
ˈniːtʃiːˌɪzəm
Parseeism
ˈpɑːsiːˌɪzəm
pastoralism
ˈpɑːstərəlˌɪzəm
phariseeism
ˈfærɪsiːˌɪzəm
polytheism
ˈpɒlɪθiːˌɪzəm
tetratheism
ˌtɛtrəˈθiːˌɪzəm
tribadism
ˈtrɪbədˌɪzəm
vampirism
ˈvæmpaɪərˌɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HENOTHEISM

henlike
henna
hennaed
henneries
hennery
hennin
hennish
hennishly
henny
henotheist
henotheistic
henotic
henpeck
henpecked
henpeckery
Henri
henries
Henrietta Maria
henry

WORDS THAT END LIKE HENOTHEISM

ableism
absenteeism
ageism
allotheism
antitheism
autotheism
casteism
cosmotheism
deism
egotheism
hylotheism
monotheism
panentheism
pantheism
physitheism
presenteeism
seism
theism
tritheism
zootheism

Synonyms and antonyms of henotheism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «henotheism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HENOTHEISM

Find out the translation of henotheism to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of henotheism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «henotheism» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

henotheism
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

henoteísmo
570 millions of speakers

English

henotheism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

henotheism
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

henotheism
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

генотеизм
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

henotheism
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আছে henotheism
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

henotheism
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Henotheism
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Henotheismus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

単一神教
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

henotheism
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Henotheism
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

henotheism
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பல கடவுள்களில் ஒரு கடவுளை வணங்கும் கோட்பாடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नेत्रविराम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

henoteizm
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

henotheism
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

henoteizm
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

генотеизм
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Henoteismul
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

henotheism
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

henoteïsme
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

henotheism
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

henotheism
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of henotheism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HENOTHEISM»

The term «henotheism» is normally little used and occupies the 148.080 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HENOTHEISM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «henotheism» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «henotheism» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about henotheism

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HENOTHEISM»

Discover the use of henotheism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to henotheism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Encyclopedia of Christianity
Henotheism Herder, Johann Gottfried "Henotheism" (or "kathenotheism") refers to veneration of a single god as the true deity (— > God). It is a relative — > monotheism that does not rule out the existence of other gods (— > Polytheism) and ...
Erwin Fahlbusch, Geoffrey William Bromiley, 2001
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Inconsistencies in Greek and Roman Religion. 1, Ter Unus: ...
Isis, Dionysos, Hermes, Three Studies in Henotheism H. S. Versnel. and a butterfly simultaneously? Here at last we discover what anthropologists are for, as one of them says: "the Bororo may say 'we are red parrots' with the same right as the ...
H. S. Versnel, 1990
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Henotheism and Monotheism of the Egyptians
THIS 13 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: Egyptian Religion and Ethics, by F. W. Read. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 0766127931.
F. W. Read, 2010
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Brahman: Systematic Theology from a Comparative Perspective
”36 Rather, the argument contends that Vedic henotheism is an instance of Smith's generalization about faith. It remains so precisely because it has not made deity numerable.37 Vedic henotheism also does not correspond to the use of the ...
Michael Myers, 2013
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Social-science Commentary on the Synoptic Gospels
Since this is a monarchy confined to a single ethnic group, the image of God is one of henotheism rather than monotheism. Henotheism means "one-God-ism," while monotheism means "only one-God- ism." Henotheism refers to loyalty to one ...
Bruce J. Malina, Richard L. Rohrbaugh
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One God: Pagan Monotheism in the Roman Empire
religious studies defines henotheism as the temporary worship of a single god, and opposes it to 'monolatry', which is the continuous worship of a single god. To add to the confusion, the same work but in a different article treats henotheism ...
Stephen Mitchell, Peter Van Nuffelen, 2010
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Missional Ecclesiologies in Creative Tension: H. Richard ...
For Niebuhr henotheism denotes a social faith which has a finite society — whether cultural, political or religious — as the object of devotion.86 In henotheism the One beyond the many is confused with one among the many. Niebuhr believes ...
Joon-Sik Park, 2007
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Classical Studies in Honour of Henry Drisler
Henotheism, or Kathenotheism, is a word invented several years ago by F. Max Muller to describe a phase of Vedic religion. Admitting that even in the Vedic age polytheism was the prevailing belief, Muller endeavoured to establish for the ...
Henry Drisler, 1894
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The Presbyterian Review
Max Miiller's views respecting the origin of this predicate have undergone a great change since he wrote the first volume of his " Chips from a German Work-shop," and a corresponding change is noticeable in his use of the word Henotheism.
Charles Augustus Briggs, Archibald Alexander Hodge, Francis Landrey Patton, 1882
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The Presbyterian Review
Max Miiller's views respecting the origin of this predicate have undergone a great change since he wrote the first volume of his " Chips from a German Work-shop," and a corresponding change is noticeable in his use of the word Henotheism.
‎1882

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HENOTHEISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term henotheism is used in the context of the following news items.
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Patron Gods & Polytheism
There's been very little overt henotheism, I'm happy to say – little choice made to worship no other gods than the Patron. I would find that ... «Patheos, Jun 15»
2
Alexander Hall, SPU, By Joel Mabel, via Wikimedia Commons
... define, in the simplest terms possible, what the differences between monotheism, polytheism (hard and soft), monism, and henotheism were. «Patheos, May 15»
3
Successful leaders need to share space with others at the workplace
In this world, there is neither mono-theism (one God world) or poly-theism (many god world) but instead there is kat-henotheism, where every ... «Economic Times, Apr 15»
4
Interfaith as a Pagan: Assumptions
A harder one to work on is the assumption that humankind has progressed from animism to polytheism onto henotheism before (finally) ... «Patheos, Mar 15»
5
Jewish Exclusivism and Messianism
The original religion of the Hebrews was not monotheism but henotheism. Yahweh, the god of Israel, was not the only god but he was the ... «Nolan Chart LLC, Jan 15»
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Serving Many Gods
While few Pagans are called to henotheism, there is a limit to how thinly we can spread ourselves and still adequately honor and serve any ... «Patheos, Jun 14»
7
The rise of ISIS: Are the answers embedded in Islam?
His priests did not like it much, and his brand of monotheism - which some also called henotheism - did not outlive him in polytheistic ancient ... «Firstpost, Jun 14»
8
Do Hindus Really Have 33 Crore Deities?
Henotheism defines Hinduism better which means worshipping one God without denying the existence of other Gods. Therefore Hinduism ... «BoldSky, May 14»
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Polytheistic Monism: A Guest Post by Christopher Scott Thompson …
3- Monism and henotheism are not synonyms although a henotheist theology can also be monist. 4- Polytheistic monism is an ancient theology ... «Patheos, May 14»
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The Important Factor Of Cultural Indigenization
Conceptually, though, African Religion may come across if not as deceptively then as confusedly henotheism to the untrained eye and cultural ... «GhanaWeb, Feb 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Henotheism [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/henotheism>. Apr 2024 ».
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