Henotheism vs. Monolatrism — What's the Difference?

Henotheism (from Greek ἑνὸς θεοῦ (henos theou) 'of one god') is the worship of a single, supreme god while not denying the existence or possible existence of other lower deities. Friedrich Schelling (1775–1854) coined the word, and Friedrich Welcker (1784–1868) used it to depict primitive monotheism among ancient Greeks.Max Müller (1823–1900), a German philologist and orientalist, brought the term into wider usage in his scholarship on the Indian religions, particularly Hinduism whose scriptures mention and praise numerous deities as if they are one ultimate unitary divine essence.

(religion) The worship of a single deity (while possibly believing in others).

Belief in the supremacy of one god without denying the existence of others.

Belief in or worship of one deity without denying the existence of other deities.

Primitive religion in which each of several divinities is regarded as independent, and is worshiped without reference to the rest.