transtheism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

transtheism

Etymology

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

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