What's the difference between hylozoism and pantheism?

Hylozoism


Definition:

  • (n.) The doctrine that matter possesses a species of life and sensation, or that matter and life are inseparable.

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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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