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pantheism

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈpæn.θi.ɪz.əm/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

The belief that the Universe is in some sense divine and should be revered. Pantheism identifies the universe with God but denies any personality or transcendence of such a God.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: lifestyle, religion

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2

noun

Meaning 2

The belief in all gods; omnitheism.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, rare, uncountable

Topics: lifestyle, religion

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Alternative spelling of pantheism.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative, uncountable

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4

noun

Meaning 4

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: theism

5

noun

Meaning 5

(rare) worship that admits or tolerates all gods

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: theism

History

Etymology

From pan- + theism, in which pan derives from Ancient Greek πᾶν (pân), meaning “all”, and theism from Ancient Greek θεός (theós), meaning “god”. The first known use is from 1702, in an English translation of Joseph Raphson’s 1697 book De Spatio Reali seu Ente Infinito, written in Latin, which coined the Latin term pantheismus.

Across languages

Translations

40 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: pantheïsme — belief that the universe is divine
  • Arabic: وَحْدَة اَلْوُجُود (waḥdat al-wujūd) — belief that the universe is divine
  • Armenian: պանթեիզմ (pantʻeizm) — belief that the universe is divine
  • Armenian: համաստվածություն (hamastvacutʻyun) — belief that the universe is divine
  • Belarusian: пантэі́зм (panteízm) — belief that the universe is divine
  • Bulgarian: пантеи́зъм (panteízǎm) — belief that the universe is divine
  • Catalan: panteisme — belief that the universe is divine
  • Chinese Mandarin: 泛神論 /泛神论 (fànshénlùn) — belief that the universe is divine
  • Czech: panteismus — belief that the universe is divine
  • Danish: panteisme — belief that the universe is divine
  • Dutch: pantheïsme — belief that the universe is divine
  • Esperanto: panteismo — belief that the universe is divine
  • Finnish: panteismi — belief that the universe is divine
  • French: panthéisme — belief that the universe is divine
  • German: Pantheismus — belief that the universe is divine
  • Greek: πανθεϊσμός (pantheïsmós) — belief that the universe is divine
  • Hebrew: פַּנְתֵּאִיזְם (panteizm) — belief that the universe is divine
  • Icelandic: algyðistrú — belief that the universe is divine
  • Italian: panteismo — belief that the universe is divine
  • Japanese: 汎神論 (hanshinron) — belief that the universe is divine
  • Korean: 범신론 (beomsinnon) — belief that the universe is divine
  • Latin: religio pantheia — belief that the universe is divine
  • Macedonian: пантеизам (panteizam) — belief that the universe is divine
  • Norwegian Bokmål: panteisme — belief that the universe is divine
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: panteisme — belief that the universe is divine
  • Polish: panteizm — belief that the universe is divine
  • Portuguese: panteísmo — belief that the universe is divine
  • Romanian: panteism — belief that the universe is divine
  • Russian: пантеи́зм (pantɛízm) — belief that the universe is divine
  • Serbo-Croatian: пантеизам — belief that the universe is divine
  • Serbo-Croatian: panteizam — belief that the universe is divine
  • Slovak: panteizmus — belief that the universe is divine
  • Slovene: panteizem — belief that the universe is divine
  • Spanish: panteísmo — belief that the universe is divine
  • Swedish: panteism — belief that the universe is divine
  • Turkish: panteizm — belief that the universe is divine
  • Ukrainian: пантеї́зм (pantejízm) — belief that the universe is divine
  • Vietnamese: thuyết phiếm thần — belief that the universe is divine
  • Welsh: holl-dduwiaeth — belief that the universe is divine
  • Welsh: pantheistiaeth — belief that the universe is divine