The religious idea that God and the universe are one thing, not two. In this view, God is not a person sitting outside the world. God is present in all natural things — every tree, river, and star — or the whole universe together is what people mean by God.

The religious idea這種宗教觀念認為 that God and the universe are one thing, not two神和宇宙是同一件事，不是兩件事。In this view在這種觀點裡, God is not a person sitting outside the world神不是坐在世界之外的一個人格存在。God is present in all natural things神存在於一切自然事物之中 — every tree, river, and star每一棵樹、每一條河、每一顆星星 — or the whole universe together is what people mean by God或者整個宇宙合起來就是人們所說的神。

People who study religion set this beside other ideas: one God apart from the world, many gods, or no god. Everyday talk sometimes uses it more loosely for a strong feeling that nature itself is holy.

People who study religion set this beside other ideas研究宗教的人把這個觀點跟其他觀點並列: one God apart from the world一個獨立於世界之外的神, many gods多神論, or no god或無神論。Everyday talk sometimes uses it more loosely日常用語有時候用得更寬鬆 for a strong feeling that nature itself is holy指一種覺得大自然本身就是神聖的強烈感受。

The English word is from pan- (“all”) + theism (belief in God). It is first known from 1702, in a translation of a Latin book that coined pantheismus.

The English word is from pan- (“all”)這個英文字來自pan-（全部） + theism (belief in God)加上theism（信神）。It is first known from 1702最早記錄在1702年, in a translation of a Latin book that coined pantheismus出現在一本翻譯的拉丁文書裡，那本書創造了pantheismus這個詞。