Monolatry
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Monolatry is a noun meaning The worship of a single deity (possibly while believing in the existence of others).
Meaning
The worship of a single deity (possibly while believing in the existence of others).
More Meanings
- A belief system with one god who can take on multiple faces (the One and the Many). Coined by Egyptologist Erik Hornung in his book Conceptions of God in Ancient Egypt: The One and the Many to characterise Kemetic religions (northern Egypt; Nile delta).
Word Forms
- monolatries
Synonyms for monolatry
Depending on context, synonyms include monolatrism.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include monotheism, henotheism, demonolatry, polydeism, monotheist, mono theism.
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