Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

panentheism

/pænˈɛnθiɪzəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables
pa-nen-the-ism
IPA
/pænˈɛnθiɪzəm/
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A doctrine that the universe subsists within God, but that God nevertheless transcends or has some existence separate from the universe.

Uncountable

noun

A belief in all gods.

Uncountable

noun

Alternative spelling of panentheism.

Uncountable

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Etymology

Borrowed from German Panentheismus, coined by Karl Christian Friedrich Krause in 1828 from Ancient Greek πᾶν ἐν θεῷ (pân en theōî, “all in god”) + -ismus (“-ism”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Panentheismus, πᾶν ἐν θεῷ
  • Suffix: ismus

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Questions

How do you pronounce panentheism?
The recorded pronunciation is /pænˈɛnθiɪzəm/.
What does panentheism mean?
A doctrine that the universe subsists within God, but that God nevertheless transcends or has some existence separate from the universe.
Where does panentheism come from?
It is traced to German.

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