"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 Japanese translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mono-: 59 41 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -latry: 64 36 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 76 24
  2. The worship of a single deity (possibly while believing in the existence of others). Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (worship of only one deity): 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), monolatri [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-monolatry-en-noun-6nCijnqe Disambiguation of 'worship of only one deity': 21 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: monolatrism Related terms: monolater, monolatrist, monolatrous

Inflected forms

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