Pronounced: VUHR-puhl, adj
Notes: This word was familiar to me, but I could not place it. I thought it may be related to “vulpine “.
Yesterday’s word
The word henotheism means “the worship of one God without denying the existence of other gods”
First usage
Our word came into English in the mid-1800s
Background / Comments
Our word came from the German word Henotheismus, which came from the Greek words hen- (one) and theos (god). It was promoted by a respected scholar named Max Mueller. It is in contrast to “polytheism” (belief in or worship of more than one god) and “monotheism” (the doctrine or belief that there is but one God).
