pantheism

American  

[pan-thee-iz-uhm] / ˈpæn θiˌɪz əm /

noun

1. the doctrine that God is the transcendent reality of which the material universe and human beings are only manifestations: it involves a denial of God's personality and expresses a tendency to identify God and nature.

2. any religious belief or philosophical doctrine that identifies God with the universe.

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pantheism British  

/ ˈpænθɪˌɪzəm /

noun

1. the doctrine that God is the transcendent reality of which man, nature, and the material universe are manifestations

2. any doctrine that regards God as identical with the material universe or the forces of nature

3. readiness to worship all or a large number of gods

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pantheism Cultural  

1. The belief that God, or a group of gods, is identical with the whole natural world; pantheism comes from Greek roots meaning “belief that everything is a god.”

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Other Word Forms

• pantheist
  noun
• pantheistic
  adjective
• pantheistical
  adjective
• pantheistically
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of pantheism

First recorded in 1700–10; from French panthéisme, equivalent to pan- ( def. ) + theism ( def. )

Explanation

If you believe in pantheism, you see God in the whole world around you. Pantheism is a religious belief that includes the entire universe in its idea of God. A person who follows the religious doctrine of pantheism believes that God is all around us, throughout the whole universe. Pantheism implies a lack of separation between people, things, and God, but rather sees everything as being interconnected. More rarely, pantheism refers to a belief in all gods from all religions, or a tolerance for those beliefs. In Greek, pan means "all" and theos means "god."

Example Sentences

How many adaptations of French-Canadian literary novels about Pantheism can you say that about?

From The Guardian • Jan. 22, 2013

Reich's version is a kind of Peter Pantheism in which he offers his own autobiography as a guide to a never-never land.

From Time Magazine Archive

These golden oldies range from Druidism, the ancient, mysterious Celtic religion, to Pantheism, which dates back to ancient Greece.

From Time Magazine Archive

Pantheism holds that God is not a personal deity, but rather is immanent in the natural workings of the universe.

From Time Magazine Archive

It does not appear there was any danger in holding and singing Sufi Pantheism, so long as the poet made his salaam to Mohammed at the beginning and end of his song.

From The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam by Khayyam, Omar