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n. - The worship of a single god but without claiming that it is the only god.

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  • Frank E. Eakin argues that Moses was not a monotheist but espoused monolatry.
  • According to wikipedia, Monolatrism or monolatry, is: ...the recognition of the existence of many gods, but with the consistent worship of only one deity.
  • That's why in his work he has tried to use terms such as "exclusive Yahwism" (= monolatry) and
  • It is in the category of monolatry that I conceive the theology of the old Israelites must be ranged.
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