pantheism
See also: Pantheism, pan-theism, pan theism, Pan-Theism, and Pan-theism
English
Etymology
From pan- + Ancient Greek θεός (theós, “god, divine”) + -ism. The term "pantheist" - of which "pantheism" is a variation - was purportedly first used by Irish writer John Toland in his 1705 work, Socinianism Truly Stated, by a pantheist. A critic of Toland, J. Fay, was the first to use the term "pantheism" in 1709, in Defensio Religionis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpæn.θi.ɪz.əm/
- Hyphenation: pan‧the‧ism
Alternative forms
- sometimes hyphenated: pan-theism
- sometimes capitalized: Pantheism
Noun
pantheism (countable and uncountable, plural pantheisms)
- (religion) The belief that the Universe is in some sense divine and should be revered. Pantheism identifies the universe with God but denies any personality or transcendence of such a God.
- (rare, religion) The belief in all gods; omnitheism.
Quotations
- See Citations:pantheism
Hyponyms
- neo-pantheism
Derived terms
Derived terms
- pantheist
- pantheistic
- pantheistical
- pantheistically
Related terms
- pandeism
- panentheism
- theism
Translations
belief that the universe is divine
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