monolatry

monolatry
monolater /meuh nol"euh teuhr/, monolatrist, n.monolatrous, adj.
/meuh nol"euh tree/, n.
the worship of only one god although other gods are recognized as existing.
[1880-85; MONO- + -LATRY]

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  • Monolatry — Mo*nol a*try, n. [Mono + Gr. ? worship.] Worship of a single deity. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • monolatry — noun The worship of a single deity (while believing in the existence of others) Syn: monolatrism …   Wiktionary

  • monolatry — worship of one god without excluding belief in others Forms of Worship …   Phrontistery dictionary

  • monolatry — n. worship of one god while maintaining a belief in many gods …   English contemporary dictionary

  • monolatry — [mə nɒlətri] noun the worship of one god without denial of the existence of other gods. Derivatives monolatrist noun monolatrous adjective …   English new terms dictionary

  • monolatry — mo·nol·a·try …   English syllables

  • monolatry —  Монолатрия …   Вестминстерский словарь теологических терминов

  • monolatry — /mɒˈnɒlətri/ (say mo noluhtree) noun the worship of one god only, when other gods are recognised as existing. {mono + Greek latreia worship} –monolater /mɒˈnɒlətə/ (say mo noluhtuh), monolatrist, noun –monolatrous, adjective …  

  • monolatry —   n. worship of one god only out of many believed to exist.    ♦ monolater,    ♦ monolatrist, n.    ♦ monolatrous, a …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • monolatry — noun the worship of a single god but without claiming that it is the only god • Hypernyms: ↑worship …   Useful english dictionary

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