monolatry

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noun

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).

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Meanings

nounmonolatry (countable and uncountable, plural monolatries)

plural monolatries

  1. countableuncountableA 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).
  2. countableuncountableThe worship of a single deity (possibly while believing in the existence of others).

    Synonyms: monolatrism

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe worship of a single deity (possibly while believing in the existence of others).

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monolatrism

Origin

From mono- + -latry.

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Translations

Hindi सहिष्णु एकेश्वरवाद
  • सहिष्णु एकेश्वरवाद (sahiṣṇu ekeśvarvād)worship of only one deity
Japanese 拝一神教, 一神崇拝
  • 拝一神教 (hai-isshinkyō)worship of only one deity
  • 一神崇拝 (isshin-sūhai)worship of only one deity
Polish monolatria
  • monolatriaworship of only one deity
Portuguese monolatria
  • monolatriaworship of only one deity
Swedish monolatri
  • monolatriworship of only one deity
Cite this entry
APA

monolatry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monolatry

MLA

“monolatry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monolatry. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monolatry,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monolatry.

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