pantheism means the belief that the Universe is in some sense divine and should be revered. Pantheism identifies the universe with God but denies any personality or transcendence of such a God. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 79 out of 100.
pantheism is pronounced /ˈpæn.θi.ɪz.əm/.
Why “pantheism” is a great word
PANTHEISM — [Noun] The belief that God is identical with the universe or that the universe is divine, often denying a personal or transcendent deity. From pan- (from Ancient Greek πᾶν (pân), meaning 'all') + theism (from Ancient Greek θεός (theós), meaning 'god'); the term was first used in English in 1702, translating the Latin 'pantheismus' coined by Joseph Raphson in 1697. Unlike deism, which posits a distant clockmaker God separate from creation, or polytheism, which worships a pantheon of distinct deities, pantheism dissolves the boundary between the sacred and the material. It is the holiness felt in the slow spin of a galaxy, the scent of divinity in damp forest soil, and the perception of a holy writ in the unfurling of a fern—a quiet faith that finds infinity not beyond the world, but in the grain of its every atom.
Etymology
From pan- + theism, in which pan derives from Ancient Greek πᾶν (pân), meaning “all”, and theism from Ancient Greek θεός (theós), meaning “god”. The first known use is from 1702, in an English translation of Joseph Raphson’s 1697 book De Spatio Reali seu Ente Infinito, written in Latin, which coined the Latin term pantheismus.
noun
- The belief that the Universe is in some sense divine and should be revered. Pantheism identifies the universe with God but denies any personality or transcendence of such a God.
- The belief in all gods; omnitheism.