Polypantheism

//ˈpɒ.liˈpæn.θi.ɪz.əm// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Belief in multiple impersonal nontranscendent deities embodied by natural phenomena. uncountable

    "This may be as simple as the atheist's world view, which actively denies the existence of any God and the validity of any religious system, or as complicated as the constantly evolving polypantheism which is intricately woven into the Hindu world view."

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"This may be as simple as the atheist's world view, which actively denies the existence of any God and the validity of any religious system, or as complicated as the constantly evolving polypantheism which is intricately woven into the Hindu world view."

Etymology

Immediately from poly- + pantheism. Ultimately from poly- + pan- + Ancient Greek θεός (theós, “god, divine”) + -ism.

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