Speaking of definitions, here's one:
henotheism
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henotheism
Main Entry: heno·the·ism
Pronunciation: \ˈhe-nə-(ˌ)thē-ˌi-zəm\
Function: noun
Etymology: German Henotheismus, from Greek hen-, heis one + theos god — more at same
Date: 1860
: the worship of one god without denying the existence of other gods
— heno·the·ist \-ˌthē-ist\ noun
— heno·the·is·tic \ˌhe-nə-thē-ˈis-tik\ adjective
The LDS religion is not monotheistic, but rather henotheistic.
sitetest
I agree. The LDS Church does not exclude the possibility of other gods, but for us we know there is but one God, the Father, and that we are to worship no other gods.
IF there are other gods, it does not concern us. That knowledge and faith will not save any man, as all men must come to the Father through the Son.
Note the the failure to exclude the possibility of other gods does not alter our first article of faith - that we believe in God the Father and the Son and the Holy Ghost. That is it.
I looked into this some while commuting, and found this entry at Wiki:
>Though not mentioned in canonical LDS scripture, some Latter Day Saints infer the possible existence of other gods and goddesses. However, they aren’t known, acknowledged, and have no relevance to this Earth or humanity
So LDS scripture (which includes the Bible) does clearly state that there are more than the Father, Son and Holy Ghost (with all subject to the Father). But one could infer such.
Note that the Catholic church is also noted as possibly falling into the definition. I also read that Islam criticizes Christianity for claiming that the Father has a Son as it is clear evidence of two gods and thus polytheistic.
You might recall that I noted this issue in pointing out the cause of the creation of the trinity theory hundreds of years after revelation had been “closed” and restricted to the accepted writ in the Bible.