Pantheism
/ˈpæn.θiˌɪ.zəm/noun
The belief that reality, nature, and God are identical or that everything collectively is divine.
Did you know?The word is a modern philosophical coinage built from Greek roots meaning “all” and “god,” turning a spiritual worldview into a single compact term.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
pan
“all”
Ancient Greek
Greek
theos
“god, deity”
16th–17th Century
New Latin
pantheismus
“the doctrine that God is everything or present in everything”
17th–18th Century
English
pantheism
“the philosophical belief that God and the universe are identical”