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Henotheism.
belief in many deities of which only one is the supreme deity. This may involve:
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[font=trebuchet ms,arial,helvetica]One chief God and multiple gods and goddesses of lesser power and importance. Ancient Greek and Roman religions were of this type.
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[font=trebuchet ms,arial,helvetica]One supreme God, and multiple gods and goddesses who are all simply manifestations or aspects of the supreme God.
Hinduism is one example; they recognize Brahman as the single deity. Some
Wiccans believe in a single deity about which they know little. They call the deity "
The One" or "
The All." They recognize the God and Goddess as the male and female
aspects of that supreme deity.
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[font=trebuchet ms,arial,helvetica]One supreme God who rules over a country, and many other gods and goddesses who have similar jurisdiction over other territories. Liberal theologians believe that the ancient Israelites were henotheists; they worshipped Jehovah as the supreme God over Israel, but recognized the existence of Baal and other deities who ruled over other tribes.[/font]