monolatrism

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noun

The worship of a single deity (while possibly believing in others).

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Meanings

nounmonolatrism (uncountable)
  1. uncountablelifestyleThe worship of a single deity (while possibly believing in others).

    The concept of monotheism sees a gradual development out of notions of henotheism and monolatrism.

    2010, Dr. Preeti Tripathy, Indian religions: tradition, history and culture, page 143

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
monolatry

Origin

See monolatry. Possibly backformed from monolatrist, variant of monolater.

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monolatrism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monolatrism

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Chicago

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