Polytheism vs. Pantheism — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Polytheism and Pantheism
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Polytheism
Polytheism is the worship of or belief in multiple deities, which are usually assembled into a pantheon of gods and goddesses, along with their own religions and rituals. Polytheism is a type of theism.
Pantheism
Pantheism is the belief that reality is identical with divinity, or that all-things compose an all-encompassing, immanent god. Pantheist belief does not recognize a distinct personal god, anthropomorphic or otherwise, but instead characterizes a broad range of doctrines differing in forms of relationships between reality and divinity.
Polytheism
The belief in or worship of more than one god
The polytheism of the ancient Near East
Pantheism
A doctrine which identifies God with the universe, or regards the universe as a manifestation of God.
Polytheism
The worship of or belief in more than one god.
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Pantheism
The worship or tolerance of many gods.
Polytheism
The belief in the existence of multiple gods.
Pantheism
A doctrine identifying the Deity with the universe and its phenomena.
Polytheism
The doctrine of, or belief in, a plurality of gods.
In the Old Testament, the gradual development of polytheism from the primitive monotheism may be learned.
Pantheism
Belief in and worship of all gods.
Polytheism
Belief in multiple Gods
Pantheism
(religion) The belief that the Universe is in some sense divine and should be revered. Pantheism identifies the universe with God but denies any personality or transcendence of such a God.
Pantheism
The belief in all gods; omnitheism.
Pantheism
The doctrine that the universe, taken or conceived of as a whole, is God; the doctrine that there is no God but the combined force and natural laws which are manifested in the existing universe; cosmotheism. The doctrine denies that God is a rational personality.
Pantheism
(rare) worship that admits or tolerates all gods
Pantheism
The doctrine or belief that God is the universe and its phenomena (taken or conceived of as a whole) or the doctrine that regards the universe as a manifestation of God
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