PANTHEISM


Meaning of PANTHEISM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpan(t)-thē-ˌi-zəm ]

noun

Etymology: French panthéisme, from panthéiste pantheist, from English pantheist, from pan- + Greek theos god

Date: 1732

1. : a doctrine that equates God with the forces and laws of the universe

2. : the worship of all gods of different creeds, cults, or peoples indifferently ; also : toleration of worship of all gods (as at certain periods of the Roman empire)

• pan·the·ist -thē-ist noun

• pan·the·is·tic ˌpan(t)-thē-ˈis-tik also pan·the·is·ti·cal -ti-kəl adjective

• pan·the·is·ti·cal·ly -ti-k(ə-)lē adverb

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