"monolatry" meaning in All languages combined

See monolatry on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: monolatries [plural]
Etymology: From mono- + -latry. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|mono-|-latry}} mono- + -latry Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} monolatry (countable and uncountable, plural monolatries)
  1. 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). Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-monolatry-en-noun-J~KVTf3u Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mono-, English terms suffixed with -latry, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Sanskrit translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mono-: 57 43 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -latry: 54 46 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Sanskrit translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 78 22
  2. The worship of a single deity (possibly while believing in the existence of others). Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: monolatrism Hypernyms: henotheism Translations (worship of only one deity): सहिष्णु एकेश्वरवाद (sahiṣṇu ekeśvarvād) [feminine] (Hindi), 拝一神教 (hai-isshinkyō) (alt: はいいっしんきょう) (Japanese), 一神崇拝 (isshin-sūhai) (alt: いっしんすうはい) (Japanese), सहिष्णु एकेश्वरवाद (sahiṣṇu ekeśvarvād) [feminine] (Marathi), monolatria [feminine] (Polish), monolatria [feminine] (Portuguese), सहिष्णु एकेश्वरवाद (sahiṣṇu ekeśvaravāda) [feminine] (Sanskrit), monolatri [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-monolatry-en-noun-6nCijnqe Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -latry Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -latry: 54 46 Disambiguation of 'worship of only one deity': 23 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: monolater, monolatrist, monolatrous

Inflected forms

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      "roman": "sahiṣṇu ekeśvarvād",
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        "feminine"
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      "tags": [
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