pantheism

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Recent Examples of pantheism In 1809, Friedrich’s budding pantheism landed him in hot water. Zachary Fine, The New Yorker, 28 June 2024 If anyone is wondering, stoicism and pantheism are my preferred lenses through to view the world. Christa Allen, Allure, 28 May 2021 There’s a scene in The Wolf Gift where Reuben is staring up at the stars and musing about the nature of God, and his ruminations there almost seem to be a cosmic pantheism or something. Geek's Guide To The Galaxy, WIRED, 18 Apr. 2012 While some people might think pantheism is silly, that doesn't matter. Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 1 Nov. 2011
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pantheism
Noun
  • There are still remnants of the Gauls in the modern French language, including the words for country and paganism, INRAP president Dominique Garcia pointed out.
    CBS News, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2026
  • To Europeans, the binary of civility and savagery paralleled that of Christianity and paganism.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • For all its moral and political weight, monotheism is surprisingly hard to pin down.
    Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Stasevska was born in 1984, the same year that Glass’ hypnotic, ritualistic opera, about an Egyptian pharaoh who dared to push monotheism onto his polytheistic culture, debuted in Stuttgart, Germany.
    Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The former clubhouse was remodeled into Trinity Christian College’s administration building, and the original curriculum focused on philosophy, history, English and theology.
    Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
  • In 2017, Barnes temporarily left Steubenville to pursue a graduate degree in theology in England.
    Emma Green, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Although Americans are rarely asked to weigh in on polytheism, surveys consistently show that not believing in God is among the biggest political liabilities—more electorally costly than being gay, Black, Jewish, Muslim, or female.
    Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2026
  • The opera ends with Akhnaten’s son, presumably Tutankhamun, restoring polytheism, and then, once the staging jumps millennia into the future, it’s rediscovered by modern-day tourists.
    Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • And that’s just for starters on theism of some Founding Fathers.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The Chinese Communists aren’t trying to extirpate every last trace of theism, thereby inviting the undivided opposition of religious believers and institutions (as the Soviets did with regard to John Paul II’s Vatican).
    Cameron Hilditch, National Review, 21 Feb. 2021
Noun
  • This vague gesture in the direction of deism has no antecedent in the book, no moral or theological trajectory to make Bambi’s insight meaningful or satisfying.
    Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2022
  • Those intuitions usually commended a staid deism and scorn for those whose beliefs extended any further.
    Jeffrey Collins, WSJ, 12 Mar. 2021
Noun
  • The legal doctrine behind the RPA is obsolete as the black-and-white TV.
    Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Its recommendations about establishing codes and new communication structures were regarded as endangering the free flow of information doctrine that was heavily supported by the richer industrial countries in the West.
    Stijn Joye, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026

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