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Spinozist

  • a word derived from Spinozism.
    Spinozism
    noun
    the philosophical system of Spinoza, which defines God as the unique substance, as an impersonal deity, and as possessing an infinite number of attributes, of which we know only thought and extension, and an infinite number of modes, each modifying all of the attributes, these attributes and modes being regarded both as proceeding necessarily from the nature of God and as constituents of God.

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The significance of the Spinozist and Leibnizian systems of thought, though regarding existence from such diverse standpoints, was, for practical purposes the same.

From Religion and Science From Galileo to Bergson by John Charlton Hardwick

He can be called a Spinozist only by those who, like Jacobi, have this title ready for everyone who expresses himself against a transcendent, personal God, and the unconditional freedom of the will.

From History of Modern Philosophy From Nicolas of Cusa to the Present Time by Richard Falckenberg

In these it was not biblical and still less ecclesiastical Christianity which he sought with glowing eloquence to address to the hearts of the German people, but Spinozist pantheism.

From Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 by J. H. Kurtz

A Spinozist to the core, he believes in individual luck, not in liberty, nor in responsibility.

From Amiel's Journal by Mrs. Humphry Ward

Notwithstanding his protest, many of his contemporaries still found remnants of Spinozist pantheism.

From Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 by J. H. Kurtz

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