Pantheism is the religious belief that God is in everything in nature and the universe.
2. uncountable noun
Pantheism is a willingness to worship and believe in all gods.
pantheism in British English
(ˈpænθɪˌɪzəm)
noun
1.
the doctrine that God is the transcendent reality of which humankind, 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
Derived forms
pantheist (ˈpantheist)
noun
pantheistic (ˌpantheˈistic) or pantheistical (ˌpantheˈistical)
adjective
pantheistically (ˌpantheˈistically)
adverb
pantheism in American English
(ˈpænθiˌɪzəm)
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 theuniverse are one and the same
2.
the worship, or toleration of worship, of all gods of various cults
Derived forms
pantheist (ˈpantheist)
noun
pantheistic (ˌpantheˈistic)
adjective or ˌpantheˈistical
pantheistically (ˌpantheˈistically)
adverb
Word origin
Fr panthéisme < panthéiste < E pantheist, coined (1705) by J. Toland, Ir deist: see pan-, theo-, & -ism
Examples of 'pantheism' in a sentence
pantheism
Freud associated such feelings with pantheism and the stage of development of two-year-olds.