What's the difference between hylotheism and pantheism?

Hylotheism


Definition:

  • (n.) The doctrine of belief that matter is God, or that there is no God except matter and the universe; pantheism. See Materialism.

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Pantheism


Definition:

  • (n.) The doctrine that the universe, taken or conceived of as a whole, is God; the doctrine that there is no God but the combined force and laws which are manifested in the existing universe; cosmotheism.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) But in the last century, some druidic orders began hearkening to the rising tides of paganism and pantheism, and by the time hippies and crusties began gathering at the stones to celebrate the solstice, there was at least some common cause between the men with goat-headed staffs and those with long white robes.

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