omnitheism en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep-der. Proto-Italic *opnis Latin omnisder. English omni- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁sós Proto-Hellenic *tʰehós Ancient Greek θεός (theós) Ancient Greek θεο- (theo-)der. Latin theo-der. English theo- Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English theism English omnitheism From omni- + theism.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The belief that all religions contain a core recognition of the same god or gods.
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(uncountable) The belief that every entity is a god.
In other words, omni-theism is merely the other side of humanistic atheism: Both reduce life to the human center.
2009, Whitney Bauman, Theology, Creation, and Environmental Ethics: From Creatio Ex Nihilo to Terra Nullius, page 132:
- (uncountable) The belief in all gods; pantheism.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| omni-theism | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
omnitheist · omnitheistically · omnitheistical · omnitheistic
Relateds
pandeism · atheism · multitheism · polytheism · monotheism
Translations (6)
pl omniteizm (The belief that all religions contain a core recognition of the same god or gods) · fi omniteismi (The belief that all religions contain a core recognition of the same god or gods) · de Omnitheismus (The belief that all religions contain a core recognition of the same god or gods) · fr omnithéisme (The belief that all religions contain a core recognition of the same god or gods) · pt omniteísmo (The belief that all religions contain a core recognition of the same god or gods) · es omniteísmo (The belief that all religions contain a core recognition of the same god or gods)