kathenotheism
English
Etymology
Coined 19th century by Max Müller from the phrase Ancient Greek καθ’ ἕνα (kath’ héna, “one by one”) and the word θεός (theós, “god”),[1] following theism, extending the prior coinage henotheism by Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph von Schelling which himself popularised.
Noun
kathenotheism (uncountable)
- Belief that multiple deities exist, and different deities are supreme among them at different times.
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References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “kathenotheism”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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