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pantheism

/ˌpænθiˈɪzəm/
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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."

Definitions of pantheism
  1. noun
    the doctrine or belief that God is the universe and its phenomena (taken or conceived of as a whole) or the doctrine that regards the universe as a manifestation of God
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    theism
    the doctrine or belief in the existence of a God or gods
  2. noun
    (rare) worship that admits or tolerates all gods
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    the doctrine or belief in the existence of a God or gods
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