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noun
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).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The worship of a single deity (possibly while believing in the existence of others).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: monolatrism
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Broader terms: henotheism
noun
the worship of a single god but without claiming that it is the only god
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: worship
History
From mono- + -latry.
Across languages
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