pantheism

Pantheism is the belief that all the forces in the universe are God.

(noun)

An example of pantheism is rejecting the idea that God has an individual personality.

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See pantheism in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. the doctrine that God is not a personality, but that all laws, forces, manifestations, etc. of the universe are God; the belief that God and the universe are one and the same
  2. the worship, or toleration of worship, of all gods of various cults

Origin: Fr panthéisme < panthéiste < E pantheist, coined (1705) by J. Toland, Ir deist: see pan-, theo-, & -ism

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See pantheism in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A doctrine identifying the Deity with the universe and its phenomena.
  2. Belief in and worship of all gods.

Related Forms:

  • panˈthe·ist noun
  • panˌthe·isˈtic, panˌthe·isˈti·cal adjective
  • panˌthe·isˈti·cal·ly adverb

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