Main Entry:

pan·the·ism

Pronunciation:

\ˈpan(t)-thē-ˌi-zəm\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

French panthéisme, from panthéiste pantheist, from English pantheist, from pan- + Greek theos god

Date:

1732

1: a doctrine that equates God with the forces and laws of the universe2: the worship of all gods of different creeds, cults, or peoples indifferently ; also : toleration of worship of all gods (as at certain periods of the Roman empire)

— pan·the·ist \-thē-ist\ noun

— pan·the·is·tic \ˌpan(t)-thē-ˈis-tik\ also pan·the·is·ti·cal \-ti-kəl\ adjective

— pan·the·is·ti·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb