pantheism

C2 Topic:Religion & Belief

US /ˈpæn.θi.ɪz.əm/ See IPA manual

Freq #299504

Meanings

1

noun
the doctrine or belief that God is the universe and its phenomena (taken or conceived of as a whole) or the doctrine that regards the universe as a manifestation of God
2

noun
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.
3

noun
The belief in all gods; omnitheism.
4

noun
Alternative spelling of pantheism.

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Word family

Forms pantheist

Derived forms pantheistpantheisticpantheisticalpantheisticallypolypantheism

Related forms pandeismpanentheismtheism

Etymology

From pan- + theism, in which pan derives from Ancient Greek πᾶν (pân), meaning “all”, and theism from Ancient Greek θεός (theós), meaning “god”. The first known use is from 1702, in an English translation of Joseph Raphson’s 1697 book De Spatio Reali seu Ente Infinito, written in Latin, which coined the Latin term pantheismus.

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Religion & Belief Word Formation & Derivatives

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# pantheism

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈpæn.θi.ɪz.əm/
**Frequency rank:** 299504

## Meanings
1. the doctrine or belief that God is the universe and its phenomena (taken or conceived of as a whole) or the doctrine that regards the universe as a manifestation of God
2. 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.
3. The belief in all gods; omnitheism.
4. Alternative spelling of pantheism.

## Derived Forms
- pantheist
- pantheistic
- pantheistical
- pantheistically
- polypantheism

## Related Forms
- pandeism
- panentheism
- theism

## Etymology
From pan- + theism, in which pan derives from Ancient Greek πᾶν (pân), meaning “all”, and theism from Ancient Greek θεός (theós), meaning “god”. The first known use is from 1702, in an English translation of Joseph Raphson’s 1697 book De Spatio Reali seu Ente Infinito, written in Latin, which coined the Latin term pantheismus.

## Topics
- Religion & Belief
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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