Monolatry

Monolatry (Greek: μόνοςcode: el is deprecated [monos] = single, and λατρείαcode: el is deprecated [latreia] = worship) is belief that many gods exist, but that only one of them is worshipped.^[1] The term "monolatry" was perhaps first used by Julius Wellhausen.^[2]

Monolatry is different from monotheism, which asserts there is only one god, and henotheism, a religious system in which the believer worships one god without denying that others may worship different gods with equal validity.^[3]

Monolatry Media

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References

↑ Frank E. Eakin, Jr. The Religion and Culture of Israel (Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1971), 70.
↑ Mackintosh, Robert. Monolatry and Henotheism. Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics VIII (1916). p. 810. Retrieved Jan 21, 2016.
↑ McConkie, Bruce R.. Mormon Doctrine (1979). Salt Lake City, Utah: Bookcraft. p. 351.

[1] Frank E. Eakin, Jr. The Religion and Culture of Israel (Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1971), 70.

[2] Mackintosh, Robert. Monolatry and Henotheism. Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics VIII (1916). p. 810. Retrieved Jan 21, 2016.

[3] McConkie, Bruce R.. Mormon Doctrine (1979). Salt Lake City, Utah: Bookcraft. p. 351.

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