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monolatrism

monolatrism noun: the worship of a single deity (while possibly believing in others).

Noun

monolatrism (uncountable)

  1. The worship of a single deity (while possibly believing in others).
    • The concept of monotheism sees a gradual development out of notions of henotheism and monolatrism.2010, Dr. Preeti Tripathy, Indian religions: tradition, history and culture, page 143

Origin of monolatrism

See monolatry. Possibly backformed from monolatrist, variant of monolater.

Questions about monolatrism

What does monolatrism mean?
Monolatrism means the worship of a single deity (while possibly believing in others).
What part of speech is monolatrism?
Monolatrism is a noun.

Words near monolatrism in the dictionary

  1. monolater
  2. monolateral
  3. monolaterally
  4. monolaters
  5. monolatries
  6. monolatrism
  7. monolatrist
  8. monolatristic
  9. monolatrists
  10. monolatrous
  11. monolatry

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