Tuesday, November 18, 2008

pan·the·ism
Pronunciation:
\ˈpan(t)-thē-ˌi-zəm\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
French panthéisme, from panthéiste pantheist, from English pantheist, from pan- + Greek theos god
Date:
1732
1: a doctrine that equates God with the forces and laws of the universe
2: the worship of all gods of different creeds, cults, or peoples indifferently ; also : toleration of worship of all gods (as at certain periods of the Roman empire)
— pan·the·ist \-thē-ist\ noun
— pan·the·is·tic \ˌpan(t)-thē-ˈis-tik\ also

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