Pronounced: LOAD-star
Notes: Not what I thought
Yesterday’s word
The word henotheism is “belief in or worship of one god without denying the possibility of others”
First usage
Our word came into English in the mid-1800s
Background / Comments
The definition of our word confuses me. If one believes in one God, then it seems to be that to allow for other gods is not consistent with that belief. The second part of the definition could, at least, make sense. I can understand worshiping one god while thinking that there may be other gods – for example, if one had a favorite god amidst a group, one may worship just that god. Our word came from the Greek words heno- (one) and -theism (belief in God).
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