Why “hecastotheism” is a great word
HECASTOTHEISM — [Noun] A doctrine holding that every discrete object possesses its own distinct divinity or supernatural power. From Ancient Greek ἕκαστος (hékastos, "each, every") and θεός (theós, "god, deity"). Unlike animism, which posits a general spiritual essence, or pantheism, which dissolves divinity into an impersonal totality, hecastotheism insists on a granular, democratic pantheon of discrete, potent wills. It is the specific menace of a twisted tree in a known grove, the palpable will of a well-used tool resisting your hand, and the votive offering left for the patch of darkness beneath a stair—a world not merely alive, but thrumming with a parliament of silent, watchful arguments.