henotheism
Noun
Meaning
Primitive religion in which each of several divinities is regarded as independent, and is worshiped without reference to the rest.
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The Vedic hymns treat it as "limitless, indescribable, absolute principle", thus the Vedic divine is something of a panentheism rather than simple henotheism.
Definition and terminology Friedrich Schelling coined the term henotheism, from heis which literally means "single, one".
A rare example of henotheism focused on a single Goddess is found among the Southern Nuba of Sudan.
Henotheism might appear to be "promising" in describing LDS beliefs, Hale wrote, but it is ultimately not accurate because henotheism was intended to describe the worship of a god that was restricted to a specific geographical area.