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What is the difference between henotheism and monotheism?

henotheism | monotheism |

Monotheism is a coordinate term of henotheism.



As nouns the difference between henotheism and monotheism

is that henotheism is belief in or worship of one deity without denying the existence of other deities while monotheism is the belief in a single deity (one god or goddess); especially within an organized religion.

henotheism

English

(wikipedia henotheism)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Belief in or worship of one deity without denying the existence of other deities.

    • Derived terms

    * kathenotheism

    Related terms

    * henosis * theism

    Hyponyms

    * kathenotheism

    Coordinate terms

    * monolatrism * monotheism

    monotheism

    English

    Alternative forms

    * Monotheism, mono-theism

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The belief in a single deity (one god or goddess); especially within an organized religion.

    • Derived terms

    * alethomonotheism, Alethomonotheism * aletho-monotheism, Aletho-monotheism * postmonotheism, Postmonotheism * post-monotheism, Post-monotheism * premonotheism, Premonotheism * pre-monotheism, Pre-monotheism * protomonotheism, Protomonotheism * proto-monotheism, Proto-monotheism * pseudomonotheism, Pseudomonotheism * pseudo-monotheism, Pseudo-monotheism

    See also

    * binitarianism, Binitarianism * bitheism, Bitheism * deism, Deism * ditheism, Ditheism * duotheism, Duotheism * henotheism, Henotheism * polytheism, Polytheism * quadrinitarianism, Quadrinitarianism * septarianism, Septarianism * septenarianism, Septenarianism * theism, Theism * trinitarianism, Trinitarianism * tritheism, Tritheism * triunitarianism, Triunitarianism * unitarianism, Unitarianism

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    * English words suffixed with -ism