Monolatrism

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Monolatrism or monolatry is the recognition of the existence of many gods, but with the consistent worship of only one deity. Monolatry is not the same thing as henotheism, which is the belief in and worship of one god without at the same time denying that other persons (of different nations on this earth) can with equal truth worship different gods. The primary difference between the two is that monolatry is the worship of one god who alone is worthy of worship, though other gods are believed to exist, while henotheism is the worship of one god, not precluding the existence of others who may also be worthy of praise.

[edit] Examples

  • Judaism was originally a monolatry, but El (who later merged with Yahweh) and Asherah (the consort of El and later of Yahweh) disappeared from the pantheon, leaving only Yahweh.[1]
  • Mormonism is also a monolatry, as though they see only one god as worthy of praise in this universe, they also recognize the existence of other gods in different universes.

[edit] Footnotes

  1. Psalm 82 is a dead giveaway.
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