henotheism
henotheismThe worship of one deity as supreme without denying the reality of others; a term popularised by Max Müller for the Vedic way of addressing one god at a time as the highest.
Where this term appears
- How many gods does Hinduism have? Deities
… Müller, struggling to name what he saw in the Vedas, coined the word henotheism , the worship of one god at a time as supreme without denying the others, and then kathenotheism for the way the hymns exalt now …
- Is Hinduism monotheistic or polytheistic? Essentials
He called it henotheism , the devotion to one god as supreme without denying the rest, and kathenotheism for the way the hymns raise up now this deity, now that one, each in turn as the highest.
- Ishta-Devata: Choosing a Personal Deity Deities
…lar Max Muller, reaching for a word in the nineteenth century, called henotheism : the worship of one god at a time as supreme, without denying the others.
- The Vedic Gods: Indra, Agni, and the world of the Rigveda Essentials
Muller called this henotheism , and sometimes kathenotheism , "one god at a time": the worship of each deity in turn as if it were the only one.
- What is Sanatana Dharma? Essentials
Max Müller, who popularised the term, called the Vedic habit of addressing one god at a time as the supreme henotheism , a worship of one without denying the others.