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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread henotheism #124467 03/03/2004 6:58 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Date: Sun Nov 8 00:04:19 EST 1998 Subject: A.Word.A.Day--henotheism henotheism (HEN-uh-thee-iz-uhm) noun Belief in one god without denying the existence of others. [Greek heno-, from hen, neuter of heis, one. + the (o)- + -ism.] Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: henotheism #124468 03/05/2004 7:39 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta Bingley Carpal Tunnel Bingley Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta The definition provided is somewhat confusing. As I understand it, henotheism is the belief that there are many gods, but your allegiance should be given to only one of them. Bingley Bingley Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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