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'''Monolatry''' (Greek ''monos'' "one" + ''theos'' "god") refers to the worship of a single god and the rejection that other gods may be validly worshiped. | '''Monolatry''' (Greek ''monos'' "one" + ''theos'' "god") refers to the worship of a single god and the rejection that other gods may be validly worshiped. | ||
Monolatry is to be distinguished with ''[[henotheism]]'', which is the worship of a single deity while accepting that other deities may be validly worshiped, and ''[[monotheism]]'', which is even more extreme than monolatry: it rejects the very deity of other "gods." | |||
== Real-life examples == | |||
* Atenism | |||
== Examples == | |||
* Cult of Lolth. Lolth demands the drow worship her to the exclusion of all other gods. | |||
Latest revision as of 03:56, 28 September 2025
Monolatry (Greek monos "one" + theos "god") refers to the worship of a single god and the rejection that other gods may be validly worshiped.
Monolatry is to be distinguished with henotheism, which is the worship of a single deity while accepting that other deities may be validly worshiped, and monotheism, which is even more extreme than monolatry: it rejects the very deity of other "gods."
Real-life examples
- Atenism
Examples
- Cult of Lolth. Lolth demands the drow worship her to the exclusion of all other gods.