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pan⋅the⋅ism

  [pan-thee-iz-uhm]
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–noun
1. the doctrine that God is the transcendent reality of which the material universe and human beings are only manifestations: it involves a denial of God's personality and expresses a tendency to identify God and nature.
2. any religious belief or philosophical doctrine that identifies God with the universe.
Origin:
1725–35; < F panthéisme. See pan-, theism

Related forms:
pan⋅the⋅ist, noun
pan⋅the⋅is⋅tic, pan⋅the⋅is⋅ti⋅cal, adjective
pan⋅the⋅is⋅ti⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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pan·the·ism   (pān'thē-ĭz'əm)   
n.  

  1. A doctrine identifying the Deity with the universe and its phenomena.

  2. Belief in and worship of all gods.

pan'the·ist n., pan'the·is'tic, pan'the·is'ti·cal adj., pan'the·is'ti·cal·ly adv.
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Cultural Dictionary

pantheism

The belief that God, or a group of gods, is identical with the whole natural world; pantheism comes from Greek roots meaning “belief that everything is a god.”

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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Word Origin & History

pantheist 
"belief that God and the universe are identical," 1705, coined by Ir. deist John Toland (1670-1722), from Gk. pan- "all" + theos "god" (see Thea). Toland's word was borrowed into Fr., which from it formed panthéisme (1712) which returned to Eng. as pantheism "the doctrine that all is god" in 1732 (no evidence that Toland used pantheism). Gk. pantheios meant "common to all gods" (see pantheon).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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