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Pantheism vs Hylozoism - What's the difference?

pantheism | hylozoism |

As nouns the difference between pantheism and hylozoism

is that pantheism is 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 while hylozoism is a philosophical doctrine espousing that all or some material things possess life, or that all life is inseparable from matter.

pantheism

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Alternative forms

* sometimes hyphenated or expressed as a phrase: pan-theism', ' pan theism * sometimes either the P or (rarely) both the P and T are capitalized: Pantheism', ' PanTheism * variations of capitalization and spacing may be combined: Pan-theism', '''Pan-Theism''', '''Pan Theism''', ' Pan theism

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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.
  • (rare) The belief in all gods; omnitheism.

    • Quotations

    * See

    Derived terms

    * neo-pantheism * pantheist * pantheists * pantheistic * pantheistical * pantheistically * pandeism * panentheism

    Related terms

    * pandeism * panentheism * theism

    hylozoism

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    Noun

    (-)
  • A philosophical doctrine espousing that all or some material things possess life, or that all life is inseparable from matter.

    • See also

    * pandeism * panpsychism * pantheism * panvitalism