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Meaning of monolatry | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

Equivalents

日本語一神崇拝拝一神教

Polski monolatria

Português monolatria

Svenska monolatri

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

monolaurate monolaurin monolayer monolein monolepton monoletheism