pantheist

[ pan-thee-ist ]

noun

1. a person who embraces pantheism, the doctrine that God is the ultimate transcendent, spiritual, impersonal reality of which the material universe and human beings are only manifestations:

   The pantheist says that only God exists and objects are mere modes of God’s attributes, while Baha’ism says that objects have a separate reality created by God.

2. a person who embraces any religious belief or philosophical doctrine holding that God is identical with the universe:

   For the pantheist, nothing is more worthy of reverence, or even worship, than the awesome power and beauty of the cosmos itself.

adjective

1. pantheistic ( def ).

Other Words From

• pan·the·is·tic [pan-thee-, is, -tik], pan·the·is·ti·cal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of pantheist¹

First recorded in 1700–10; panthe(ism) ( def ) + -ist ( def )

Example Sentences

Garfield describes himself as “pantheist, agnostic, occasionally atheist” but has never confronted a spiritual crisis like that of his character.

From Los Angeles Times

Not affiliated with any specific recognized church is certainly part of it, but I’m more comfortable saying that I’m a pantheist.

From Los Angeles Times

She describes herself today as “an Episcopalian/Buddhist/pantheist/agnostic,” yet somehow, improbably, she remains close to her father.

From New York Times

The biography, newly updated, of a mystical pantheist whose sublimely terrifying stories include “The Wendigo” and “The Willows.”

From Washington Post

She is a bit of a pantheist – the “connection with nature” was crucial.

From The Guardian

Related Words

• agnostic
• atheist