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pancosmism

noun
pan·​cos·​mism | \panˈkäzˌmizəm\

Definition of pancosmism 

: the theory that the material universe or cosmos in time and space is all that exists

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History and Etymology for pancosmism

pan- + Greek kosmos order, universe + -ism

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