pantheism

Meaning

Noun

• 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.
• The belief in all gods; omnitheism.

Related

Narrower meaning words

• neo-pantheism

Origin

• From pan- Ancient Greek θεός ("god, divine") -ism. The term "pantheist" - of which "pantheism" is a variation - was purportedly first used by Irish writer John Toland in his 1705 work, Socinianism Truly Stated, by a pantheist. A critic of Toland, J. Fay, was the first to use the term "pantheism" in 1709, in Defensio Religionis.