Etymology

henotheism

he·no·the·i·sm
H4E1N1O1T1H4E1I1S1M3

Today it means: Belief in or worship of one deity without denying the existence of other deities. Full definition →

German Henotheismus ← Ancient Greek ἕν
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The story

  1. German · derived fromTheismus“theism”
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromθεός“god”
  3. Ancient Greek · derived fromἕν
  4. German · derived fromHenotheismus
  5. English todayhenotheism

From German Henotheismus, coined in the 19th century by German philosopher Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph von Schelling (1775–1854) from Ancient Greek ἕν (hén, stem of εἷς (heîs, “one”)) + German Theismus (“theism”, ultimately from Ancient Greek θεός (theós, “god”))).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἕν all →

hendiadyshenid

Ancient Greekθεός all →

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