henotheism

• The concept of "henotheism" (in which any one of various deities may be singled out for worship as the Supreme Being) has been proposed to describe Hinduism. —  Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]
• While polytheism is a worldview that worships many gods, henotheism has one main God with many other smaller gods that often come before the main God depending on the need. —  Phoenix Preacher
• 375 51] In contrast with 'henotheism' or 'monolatry,' such as the worship of the early Hebrews 52] 'Nunc defecit certa successio in omnibus ecclesiis apostolicis, praeterquam in Romana, et ideo ex testimonio huius solius ecclesiae sumi potest certum argumentum ad probandas apostolicas traditiones.' —  Outspoken Essays
• There is no longer any such 'henotheism' as that of the Rig Veda. —  The Religions of India Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume 1, Edited by Morris Jastrow
• On the other hand, when theoretical barbarism and ritualism are foregone, Oldenberg has a true eye for the estimation of facts, and hence takes an unimpeachable position in several important particulars notably in rejecting Jacobi's date of the Rig Veda; in rejecting also Hillebrandt's moon-_soma_; in denying an originally supreme Dy[=a]us; in his explanation of henotheism (substantially one with the explanation we gave a year ago); and in his account of the relation of the Rig Veda to the (later) Atharvan. —  The Religions of India Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume 1, Edited by Morris Jastrow

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