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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." | 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." | ||
An example of monolatry in Marillia is the religion imposed on the drow by [[Lolth]]: she demands the drow worship her, to the exclusion of all other gods. | An example of monolatry in Marillia is the religion imposed on the [[drow]] by [[Lolth]]: she demands the drow worship her, to the exclusion of all other gods. | ||
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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 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."
An example of monolatry in Marillia is the religion imposed on the drow by Lolth: she demands the drow worship her, to the exclusion of all other gods.