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🌎 Believer in nature as God 📚 Related to pantheism
pantheist

pantheist

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Describing a belief that God and the universe are the same
  • adjective
  • /ˈpænθiɪst/
  • Specialized
: panteísta
  • Some philosophers advocate a pantheist worldview, believing God is synonymous with the universe.

Examples

  • The author presented a pantheist perspective in her writings about the natural world.

  • In the discussion, he was criticized for his pantheist interpretations of religious texts.

  • The pantheist view emphasizes the divine presence in nature.

  • Many pantheist philosophies advocate for environmental preservation.

  • Some philosophers advocate a pantheist worldview, believing God is synonymous with the universe.

  • In the discussion, he was criticized for his pantheist interpretations of religious texts.

  • The author presented a pantheist perspective in her writings about the natural world.

Synonyms

pantheistic
vspantheist
  • Specialized
1 9.9

Believing that God is in everything in the world

is the same idea but used to describe followers or their traits
immanentist
vspantheist
  • Formal
1 9.9

Believing that God or the sacred is present in the world rather than outside it

asserts deity is identical with the universe rather than merely present within it

Surface Forms

pantheist positive

Etymology

The adjective pantheist comes from the Greek parts pan- 'all' and theos 'god'. A pantheist idea or view means seeing God as the whole universe, so the word describes beliefs that say God and everything are the same.