noun
- Plural of henotheist; people who believe in or practice henotheism, the worship of one god while acknowledging the existence of other gods.
Usage: religious/theological term; often used in comparative religion and anthropology
Examples
- Ancient Israelites are sometimes described as henotheists who worshipped Yahweh while recognizing other nations' gods.
- Scholars debate whether early Hindu practitioners were henotheists or polytheists.
- The henotheists of ancient Greece often focused devotion on a single patron deity.
- Some religious historians classify certain Vedic peoples as henotheists rather than strict monotheists.
- Henotheists differ from monotheists in their acknowledgment of multiple divine beings.