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pantheism

/ˈpæn.θi.ɪz.əm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.14 in modern English

Syllables
pan-the-ism
IPA
/ˈpæn.θi.ɪz.əm/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

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.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The belief in all gods; omnitheism.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Alternative spelling of pantheism.

Uncountable

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.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

pantheisms (plural)

Derived Forms

pantheist pantheistic pantheistical pantheistically polypantheism

Frequently Paired Words

pandeism panentheism theism

Questions

How do you pronounce pantheism?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpæn.θi.ɪz.əm/.
What does pantheism mean?
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.
Where does pantheism come from?
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.

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