panatheism

[ pan-ey-thee-iz-uhm ]

/ pænˈeɪ θiˌɪz əm /

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noun

the belief that because there is no God, nothing can properly be termed sacred or holy.

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Origin of panatheism

pan- + atheism

How to use panatheism in a sentence

He defied the atheism of communism and the empty religious practices of Putinism.
Remembering the Russian Priest Who Fought the Orthodox Church|Cathy Young|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
While the beans are cooling and drying, melt the butter in a saute pan over medium heat.
Make Carla Hall’s Crispy Shallot Green Bean Casserole|Carla Hall|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Remove the roast from the pan and let rest for a minimum of 15 minutes.
Make Carla Hall’s Roasted Pork Loin With Cranberries|Carla Hall|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
While the pork is resting, heat a large, heavy-bottomed pan over medium-high heat.
Make Carla Hall’s Roasted Pork Loin With Cranberries|Carla Hall|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Finish the sauce by putting the roasting pan on the stovetop over medium-high heat.
Make Carla Hall’s Roasted Pork Loin With Cranberries|Carla Hall|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He watched the man put some bread and milk in a tin pan, and set it down on the floor of the basket.
Squinty the Comical Pig|Richard Barnum
Then said Nqong from his bath in the salt-pan, "Come and ask me about it to-morrow, because I'm going to wash."
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling
But who knows whether we shall ever see Sennoures, ever hear the Egyptian Pan by the water?
Bella Donna|Robert Hichens
In some English schools the first syllable in “panis” sounds “pan,” in others “pain.”
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
Shell jump out of the frying-pan into the fire, then; for the Townes, mother and son, are not worth a quarter of it.
Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline|Jennie M. Drinkwater