panentheism

noun

pan·​en·​the·​ism

paˈnen(t)thēˌizəm

plural -s

: the doctrine that God includes the world as a part though not the whole of his being

Word History

Etymology

German panentheismus, from pan- + Greek en in + German theismus theism (from Greek theos god + German -ismus -ism)

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