HENOTHEISM


Meaning of HENOTHEISM in English

— henotheist , n. — henotheistic , adj.

/hen"euh thee iz'euhm/ , n.

1. the worship of a particular god, as by a family or tribe, without disbelieving in the existence of others.

2. ascription of supreme divine attributes to whichever one of several gods is addressed at the time.

[ 1855-60; heno-, comb. form of hén one (neut. of heîs ) + THEISM ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .