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kathenotheism

kathenotheism noun: belief that multiple deities exist, and different deities are supreme among them at different times.

Noun

kathenotheism (uncountable)

  1. Belief that multiple deities exist, and different deities are supreme among them at different times.

Origin of kathenotheism

Coined 19th century by Max Müller from the phrase Ancient Greek καθ’ ἕνα (kath’ héna, “one by one”) and the word θεός (theós, “god”), following theism, extending the prior coinage henotheism by Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph von Schelling which he had himself popularised.

Questions about kathenotheism

What does kathenotheism mean?
Kathenotheism means belief that multiple deities exist, and different deities are supreme among them at different times.
What part of speech is kathenotheism?
Kathenotheism is a noun.

Words near kathenotheism in the dictionary

  1. katharometers
  2. katharses
  3. katharsis
  4. kathartic
  5. kathas
  6. kathenotheism
  7. kathenotheist
  8. kathenotheistic
  9. kathenotheists
  10. Katherine
  11. Katheryn

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