Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

henotheistic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: henothe-is-tic
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting henotheism.

Example Sentences

"Both of the men in this study (Stewart, 2002) reflected more henotheistic identity commitments and understandings of spirituality."
"After the exile, God's kingship changed from more henotheistic expressions to monotheistic ones. Nevertheless, there always remained a tension in ancient Judaism between the "God of all" and the "God of Israel.""
"The coins referring to the Roman gods and, if we may believe the author of the Historia Augusta, the collection of Roman cult objects in the Heliogabalium favor a more henotheistic approach by the priest-emperor."

Etymology

From henotheist + -ic.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: henotheist

Inflected Forms

more henotheistic (comparative) most henotheistic (superlative)

Derived Forms

henotheistically

Questions

What does henotheistic mean?: Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting henotheism.
Where does henotheistic come from?: From henotheist + -ic.

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