HENOTHEISM
\hˈɛnəθˌiːɪzəm], \hˈɛnəθˌiːɪzəm], \h_ˈɛ_n_ə_θ_ˌiː__ɪ_z_ə_m]\
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Primitive religion in which each of several divinities is regarded as independent, and is worshiped without reference to the rest.
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Primitive religion in which each of several divinities is regarded as independent, and is worshiped without reference to the rest.
By Noah Webster.
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hen'[=o]-th[=e]-izm, n. the ascribing of supreme power to some one of several gods in turn: the belief in a special supreme god over a particular people--a national or relative monotheism.--adj. HENOTHEIST'IC. [Gr. heis (hen-), one, theos, god, and suff. -ism.]
By Thomas Davidson
By Sir Augustus Henry
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).