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Definition of "monolatry"

monolatry

  • noun

    countable and uncountable, plural monolatries

    1. 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).  

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

Similar words

  • monolayer
  • modulatory
  • monetary
  • monogamy
  • monolith

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