Talk:Exclusive monotheism
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[edit] possible confusion of monolatrism with monotheism
(confusion with monolatry or maybe with henotheism) Is this correct? Can someone be both mono and polytheist? Say, if someone believes in a typically monotheistic god A, but also in a group of gods B, C, D, and E, wouldn't him be just a polytheist, as "poly" semantically encompasses the "mono"?
I think that the better definition of this term would come from the logical antonym of inclusive monotheism, which does not have an article of its own, but the "theism" article briefly mentions:
- Inclusive monotheism: The belief that there is only one deity, and that all other claimed deities are just different names for it.
Exclusive monotheism would be, with that in mind, the belief that there is only one deity, and that all other cliamed deities ara just plain superstition, with no relation with a deity of any kind, or whatever else the belief states (such as demons, or devil's lies), but not a real deity for sure. Actually the article mentions the definition of exclusive monotheist as well, but somehow I haven't seen it:
- Exclusive monotheism: The belief that there is only one deity, and that all other claimed deities are false and distinct from it, either invented, demonic, or simply incorrect.
--Extremophile 07:52, 6 August 2006 (UTC)
