Pantheism
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A belief that God exists in all things, both living and inanimate.
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From pan (everything) and theism (belief in God). Belief that God IS the Universe, and the Universe IS God. Variations include pandeism (God became the Universe), panentheism (the Universe is part of but not all of God), theopanism (same concept from a different angle, the Universe is God because it is the Universe).
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The belief in a higher, metaphysical power/force that exists within all life. People who believe in pantheism are known as pantheists.
Pantheism does not directly imply the existence of (an) individual god(s) or deity as a person. It rather implies the existence of a godly essence within all living things. This may or may not imply the existence of an afterlife or fate. Pantheism can either be completely separate from theism, or the two can overlap. -
A doctrine which identifies God with the universe, or regards the universe as a manifestation of God.
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belief in many or all gods, or the belief that God exists in, and is the same as, all things, animals, and people within the universe
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