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transtheism

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  • noun Beyond theism or atheism, belief in one or more deities which transcend the universe and yet are also immanent; belief in a panentheistic God.

Etymologies

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Back-formation from transtheistic, a term coined by Heinrich Zimmer for the theological system in Jainism.

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Examples

  • April DeConick on The Forbidden Gospels blog muses on a substitute for the term Gnostic - transtheism or supratheism, follows up her discussion and settles on transtheism.

    hyperekperissou 2009

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cross-references (5)

Cross-references

  1. pandeism
  2. panendeism
  3. panentheism
  4. pantheism
  5. theopanism

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