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kathenotheism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ka-thenothe-ism
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Belief that multiple deities exist, and different deities are supreme among them at different times.

Uncountable

Etymology

Coined 19th century by Max Müller from the phrase Ancient Greek καθ’ ἕνα (kath’ héna, “one by one”) and the word θεός (theós, “god”), following theism, extending the prior coinage henotheism by Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph von Schelling which he had himself popularised.

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Usage

Frequently Paired Words

theism monotheism monolatrism

Questions

What does kathenotheism mean?
Belief that multiple deities exist, and different deities are supreme among them at different times.
Where does kathenotheism come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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