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The World of Isms (List/Definitions)

Unveiled Artist

Veteran Member
We all have our definitions of what our 'isms are. Here is a general list, if, by chance a seeker or curious person (and other) would like to know what is what.

Agnosticism: The agnostic neither confirms nor denies existence of a supreme being but believes that nothing is known or can be known of the existence or nature of a supreme being or of anything beyond material phenomena. In other words, understanding the presence or nature of a supreme being is felt to be beyond human understanding.They remain neutral on the subject because they believe that, at our present level of knowledge, we cannot prove that a God exists or that does not exist.

Atheism: A belief that supreme beings do not exist, have never existed, and have no responsibility for the universe, its inhabitant, or their behavior.

Autotheism: The idea that divinity is present in each person with an implied responsibility for each one to become more perfectly divine.

Deism: Belief in the existence of at least one Supreme Being specifically of a creator who made the universe but thereafter did not intervene in its functions. This relates to the "Deist" intellectual movement of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries which accepted the existence of a creator on the basis of reason but rejected belief in a supernatural deity who interacted with humankind.

Polydeism is similar, but suggest that the universe was created by multiple supreme beings.

Dualism suggests the universe contains opposing powers of good and evil either as balanced equals or as two opposed or contrasted supreme beings--literally or metaphorically.

Henotheism suggest that while there may be multiple supreme beings responsible for the universe, only one supreme deity which is correctly worshiped at a given time. For example, this one supreme God who rules over a country, and many other gods and goddesses who have similar jurisdiction over other territories.

Hylozoism proposes that all matter opposes life without necessarily possessing a "mind". For example, the ancient Greeks believed air, water, and fire were alive because they were able to move spontaneously, make sound, etc. Hylozoism is more philosophy than religion, but its useful in understanding how the ancients regarded physical matter an how belief systems may have developed. The opposite of hylozolism is panpsychism which says that all matter has a unique point of view or way of being.

Immanence: An immanent perspective says that divinity is internal rather than external and tells us we need to look no further than within ourselves to find divine source. In animism, all things are divine or potentially divine, and all divinity is imminent rather than transcendent, example, beyond the reach and range of the human being.

Kethenotheism suggest that multiple supreme beings may be responsible for the universe, and only one is correctly worshiped at certain times and under set circumstances.

Monolatrism argues that while multiple supreme beings may be responsible for the universe, only one is worthy of worship.

Montheism is the doctrine or belief that there is only one Surpreme being.

Nontheism rejects any belief system incorporating one or more supreme beings, while simultaneously supporting a naturalist point of view, for example, that the universe is organized and ordered according to a set of immutable natural laws. A Pagan who follows no deities but finds spiritual direction in nature is behaving as a nontheist.

Pantheism is a term with three distinct contextual meanings. First, it is a doctrine associating a single supreme being with the universe or regarding the universe as a manifestation of a single "responsible" supreme being. Second, one or more gods are seen as equivalent to the physical univierse, with no separation between them. Third, it may refer to a form of worship that admits or tolerates the worship or adoration of all gods.

Panentheism:

Definition 1: Like pantheism, panentheism identifies a relationship between the universe and one or more supreme beings, with little or no separation between the two. However, panentheism sees the supreme beings as greater rather than the whole of the physical universe

Definition 2: The Universe is itself divine, and is a part of the Divine itself.
Essentially, the physical Universe is god(s), but god(s) is the physical Universe and more.

Definition 3: Essentially a combination of theism (God is the supreme being) and pantheism (God is everything). While pantheism says that God and the universe are coextensive, panentheism claims the God is greater than the universe and that the universe is contained within God. Panentheism holds that God is the “supreme effect” of the universe. God is everything in the universe, but God also is greater than the universe. Events and changes in the universe affect and change God. As the universe grows and learns, God also increases in knowledge and being.

Pantheon is a term used to described all the gods of a people or religion collectively.

Polytheism proposes that the universe includes multiple supreme beings, each with unique origins, attributes, and characteristics.

Reconstruction is a system that bases its teachings on known facts and scholarship about a set of original practices.

Sacred is a tradition dedicated to one or more gods and their worship and service

Secularism is a system intended to separate the sacred from legal, political, and governmental discourse. Secularism neither accepts or denies religious belief, but espouses individual freedom of choice and says human activities should be free of religious persuasion

Shamanism: A shaman has access to and is able to influence the spirit world. They intercede between humans and the gods, particularly in terms of divining and healing.

Syncretism is merging or attempted merging of different religions, cultures, or schools of thought

Theism is the belief in the existence of a supreme being or beings especially a belief in one supreme entity as a creator of the universe, intervening intentionally and sustaining a personal relationship to its creatures

Totemism is a practice centered on objects, relics, locations, or ancestors believed to have sacred significance or to be a locus of origins

Transcendence: A transcendent perspective says that divinity is external and beyond the range and reach of mortal humans. The transcendent view suggest we must specifically look outside of ourselves and "transcend" our human boundaries and constraints to reach the divine, which is typically located in as supreme being.

Llewellyn's 2014 Magical Almanac

Animism: The attribution of a soul to plants, inanimate objects, and natural phenomena and the belief in a supernatural power that organizes and animates the material universe.

Wikipedia

(Added/Changing to more accurate definitions from sources posted below)

Do you have any isms to contribute here?
 
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Laika

Well-Known Member
Premium Member
This is a really good idea:); you should get the admins to pin this thread so it's quick reference "just in case".

The following are useful for relating to philosophy of knowledge and the nature of religious/non-religious beliefs:

Epistemology is the branch of philosophy concerned with the nature and scope of knowledge and is also referred to as "theory of knowledge". Put concisely, it is the study of knowledge and justified belief. It questions what knowledge is and how it can be acquired, and the extent to which knowledge pertinent to any given subject or entity can be acquired.

Idealism: is the group of philosophies which assert that reality, or reality as we can know it, is fundamentally mental, mentally constructed, or otherwise immaterial. Epistemologically, idealism manifests as a skepticism about the possibility of knowing any mind-independent thing.

Materialism:
is a form of philosophical monism which holds that matter is the fundamental substance in nature, and that all phenomena, including mental phenomena and consciousness, are the result of material interactions.

(Sourced from Wikipedia)
 

Unveiled Artist

Veteran Member
Nice.

That's a good idea. How do you pin an admin?
This is a really good idea:); you should get the admins to pin this thread so it's quick reference "just in case".

The following are useful for relating to philosophy of knowledge and the nature of religious/non-religious beliefs:

Epistemology is the branch of philosophy concerned with the nature and scope of knowledge and is also referred to as "theory of knowledge". Put concisely, it is the study of knowledge and justified belief. It questions what knowledge is and how it can be acquired, and the extent to which knowledge pertinent to any given subject or entity can be acquired.

Idealism: is the group of philosophies which assert that reality, or reality as we can know it, is fundamentally mental, mentally constructed, or otherwise immaterial. Epistemologically, idealism manifests as a skepticism about the possibility of knowing any mind-independent thing.

Materialism:
is a form of philosophical monism which holds that matter is the fundamental substance in nature, and that all phenomena, including mental phenomena and consciousness, are the result of material interactions.

(Sourced from Wikipedia)
 

McBell

Resident Sourpuss
I actually dislike the "definitions" from your source...
I offer up a few samples from another source:


Agnostic
: a person who neither believes, nor does not believe, in the existence of a God. They remain neutral on the subject because they believe that, at our present level of knowledge, we cannot prove that a God exists or that does not exist.

Atheism: from a Greek term meaning "no deity."
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According to many Atheists: having no belief about a deity.
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According to most non-Atheists, actively denying that a deity exists. More info.

Henotheism. belief in many deities of which only one is the supreme deity. This may involve:
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One chief God and multiple gods and goddesses of lesser power and importance. Ancient Greek and Roman religions were of this type.
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One supreme God, and multiple gods and goddesses who are all simply manifestations or aspects of the supreme God. Hinduism is one example; they recognize Brahman as the single deity. Some Wiccans believe in a single deity about which they know little. They call the deity "The One" or "The All." They recognize the God and Goddess as the male and female aspects of that supreme deity.
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One supreme God who rules over a country, and many other gods and goddesses who have similar jurisdiction over other territories. Liberal theologians believe that the ancient Israelites were henotheists; they worshipped Jehovah as the supreme God over Israel, but recognized the existence of Baal and other deities who ruled over other tribes. Over time, monotheistic belief developed and Yahweh was regarded as the only deity.
Source
 

Baladas

An Págánach
Panentheism - The Universe is itself divine, and is a part of the Divine itself.
Essentially, the physical Universe is god(s), but god(s) is the physical Universe and more.
 

Unveiled Artist

Veteran Member
The first two seem similar to what I have. The last one, henotheism, in my resource, it says only one is worshiped over all. I guess that's the same as one is more supreme over all. She didn't go into detail; so, maybe we can add these definitions in too?
I actually dislike the "definitions" from your source...
I offer up a few samples from another source:

Agnostic: a person who neither believes, nor does not believe, in the existence of a God. They remain neutral on the subject because they believe that, at our present level of knowledge, we cannot prove that a God exists or that does not exist.

Atheism: from a Greek term meaning "no deity."
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According to many Atheists: having no belief about a deity.
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According to most non-Atheists, actively denying that a deity exists. More info.

Henotheism. belief in many deities of which only one is the supreme deity. This may involve:
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One chief God and multiple gods and goddesses of lesser power and importance. Ancient Greek and Roman religions were of this type.
topbul2d.gif
One supreme God, and multiple gods and goddesses who are all simply manifestations or aspects of the supreme God. Hinduism is one example; they recognize Brahman as the single deity. Some Wiccans believe in a single deity about which they know little. They call the deity "The One" or "The All." They recognize the God and Goddess as the male and female aspects of that supreme deity.
topbul2d.gif
One supreme God who rules over a country, and many other gods and goddesses who have similar jurisdiction over other territories. Liberal theologians believe that the ancient Israelites were henotheists; they worshipped Jehovah as the supreme God over Israel, but recognized the existence of Baal and other deities who ruled over other tribes. Over time, monotheistic belief developed and Yahweh was regarded as the only deity.
Source
 

Unveiled Artist

Veteran Member
Panenthiests? Does this make sense?

Related to Process Theology, panentheism is essentially a combination of theism (God is the supreme being) and pantheism (God is everything). While pantheism says that God and the universe are coextensive, panentheism claims the God is greater than the universe and that the universe is contained within God. Panentheism holds that God is the “supreme effect” of the universe. God is everything in the universe, but God also is greater than the universe. Events and changes in the universe affect and change God. As the universe grows and learns, God also increases in knowledge and being.

What is panentheism?

Which is actually confusing.

My interpretation: So would that mean God is supreme and everything is a part of Him even though He is separate from everything?
 

9-10ths_Penguin

1/10 Subway Stalinist
Premium Member
We all have definitions of what our 'isms are. Here is a general list, if, by chance a seeker or curious person (and other) would like to know what is what.

Agnosticism: The agnostic neither confirms nor denies existence of a supreme being but believes that nothing is known or can be known of the existence or nature of a supreme being or of anything beyond material phenomena. In other words, understanding the presence or nature of a supreme being is felt to be beyond human understanding.

Atheism: A belief that supreme beings do not exist, have never existed, and have no responsibility for the universe, its inhabitant, or their behavior.

Autotheism: The idea that divinity is present in each person with an implied responsibility for each one to become more perfectly divine.

Deism: Belief in the existence of at least one Supreme Being specifically of a creator who made the universe but thereafter did not intervene in its functions. This relates to the "Deist" intellectual movement of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries which accepted the existence of a creator on the basis of reason but rejected belief in a supernatural deity who interacted with humankind.

Polydeism is similar, but suggest that the universe was created by multiple supreme beings.

Dualism suggests the universe contains opposing powers of good and evil either as balanced equals or as two opposed or contrasted supreme beings--literally or metaphorically.

Henotheism suggest that while there may be multiple supreme beings responsible for the universe, only one correctly worshiped at a given time.

Hylozoism proposes that all matter opposes life without necessarily possessing a "mind". For example, the ancient Greeks believed air, water, and fire were alive because they were able to move spontaneously, make sound, etc. Hylozoism is more philosophy than religion, but its useful in understanding how the ancients regarded physical matter an how belief systems may have developed. The opposite of hylozolism is panpsychism which says that all matter has a unique point of view or way of being.

Immanence: An immanent perspective says that divinity is internal rather than external and tells us we need to look no further than within ourselves to find divine source. In animism, all things are divine or potentially divine, and all divinity is imminent rather than transcendent, example, beyond the reach and range of the human being.

Kethenotheism suggest that multiple supreme beings may be responsible for the universe, and only one is correctly worshiped at certain times and under set circumstances.

Monolatrism argues that while multiple supreme beings may be responsible for the universe, only one is worthy of worship.

Montheism is the doctrine or belief that there is only one Surpreme being.

Nontheism rejects any belief system incorporating one or more supreme beings, while simultaneously supporting a naturalist point of view, for example, that the universe is organized and ordered according to a set of immutable natural laws. A Pagan who follows no deities but finds spiritual direction in nature is behaving as a nontheist.

Pantheism is a term with three distinct contextual meanings. First, it is a doctrine associating a single supreme being with the universe or regarding the universe as a manifestation of a single "responsible" supreme being. Second, one or more gods are seen as equivalent to the physical univierse, with no separation between them. Third, it may refer to a form of worship that admits or tolerates the worship or adoration of all gods.

Panentheism: Like pantheism, panentheism identifies a relationship between the universe and one or more supreme beings, with little or no separation between the two. However, panentheism sees the supreme beings as greater rather than the whole of the physical universe

Pantheon is a term used to described all the gods of a people or religion collectively.

Polytheism proposes that the universe includes multiple supreme beings, each with unique origins, attributes, and characteristics.

Reconstruction is a system that bases its teachings on known facts and scholarship about a set of original practices.

Sacred is a tradition dedicated to one or more gods and their worship and service

Secularism is a system intended to separate the sacred from legal, political, and governmental discourse. Secularism neither accepts or denies religious belief, but espouses individual freedom of choice and says human activities should be free of religious persuasion

Shamanism: A shaman has access to and is able to influence the spirit world. They intercede between humans and the gods, particularly in terms of divining and healing.

Syncretism is merging or attempted merging of different religions, cultures, or schools of thought

Theism is the belief in the existence of a supreme being or beings especially a belief in one supreme entity as a creator of the universe, intervening intentionally and sustaining a personal relationship to its creatures

Totemism is a practice centered on objects, relics, locations, or ancestors believed to have sacred significance or to be a locus of origins

Transcendence: A transcendent perspective says that divinity is external and beyond the range and reach of mortal humans. The transcendent view suggest we must specifically look outside of ourselves and "transcend" our human boundaries and constraints to reach the divine, which is typically located in as supreme being.

Llewellyn's 2014 Magical Almanac

Animism: The attribution of a soul to plants, inanimate objects, and natural phenomena and the belief in a supernatural power that organizes and animates the material universe.

Wikipedia

Do you have any isms to contribute here?
I think that many, if not most, of your definitions are problematic.
 

LuisDantas

Aura of atheification
Premium Member
Particularly "sacred". It should not be defined in relation to god. If anything, it is the other way around.
 

Unveiled Artist

Veteran Member
I think that many, if not most, of your definitions are problematic.
Well, people have many definitions for a single word based on experience and so forth. I mean, I see so many definitions of animism its silly. We can add to the definitions. I don't believe in religions we going to find the perfect one.
 

LuisDantas

Aura of atheification
Premium Member
That is certainly true. Your task is as necessary as it is impossible to fully realize.
 

Baladas

An Págánach
Panenthiests? Does this make sense?

Related to Process Theology, panentheism is essentially a combination of theism (God is the supreme being) and pantheism (God is everything). While pantheism says that God and the universe are coextensive, panentheism claims the God is greater than the universe and that the universe is contained within God. Panentheism holds that God is the “supreme effect” of the universe. God is everything in the universe, but God also is greater than the universe. Events and changes in the universe affect and change God. As the universe grows and learns, God also increases in knowledge and being.

What is panentheism?

Which is actually confusing.

My interpretation: So would that mean God is supreme and everything is a part of Him even though He is separate from everything?

No, it means that god is everything in the physical Universe and is also transcendent. The Universe is literally a part of god (Spinoza called it "god's body").
God is in no way separate from anything at all, being both fully immanent and transcendent.
The physical Universe is god, but god is both the physical Universe and anything else that may exist. The sum total of existence. :)
 

paarsurrey

Veteran Member
We all have our definitions of what our 'isms are. Here is a general list, if, by chance a seeker or curious person (and other) would like to know what is what.

Agnosticism: The agnostic neither confirms nor denies existence of a supreme being but believes that nothing is known or can be known of the existence or nature of a supreme being or of anything beyond material phenomena. In other words, understanding the presence or nature of a supreme being is felt to be beyond human understanding.They remain neutral on the subject because they believe that, at our present level of knowledge, we cannot prove that a God exists or that does not exist.

Atheism: A belief that supreme beings do not exist, have never existed, and have no responsibility for the universe, its inhabitant, or their behavior.

Autotheism: The idea that divinity is present in each person with an implied responsibility for each one to become more perfectly divine.

Deism: Belief in the existence of at least one Supreme Being specifically of a creator who made the universe but thereafter did not intervene in its functions. This relates to the "Deist" intellectual movement of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries which accepted the existence of a creator on the basis of reason but rejected belief in a supernatural deity who interacted with humankind.

Polydeism is similar, but suggest that the universe was created by multiple supreme beings.

Dualism suggests the universe contains opposing powers of good and evil either as balanced equals or as two opposed or contrasted supreme beings--literally or metaphorically.

Henotheism suggest that while there may be multiple supreme beings responsible for the universe, only one supreme deity which is correctly worshiped at a given time. For example, this one supreme God who rules over a country, and many other gods and goddesses who have similar jurisdiction over other territories.

Hylozoism proposes that all matter opposes life without necessarily possessing a "mind". For example, the ancient Greeks believed air, water, and fire were alive because they were able to move spontaneously, make sound, etc. Hylozoism is more philosophy than religion, but its useful in understanding how the ancients regarded physical matter an how belief systems may have developed. The opposite of hylozolism is panpsychism which says that all matter has a unique point of view or way of being.

Immanence: An immanent perspective says that divinity is internal rather than external and tells us we need to look no further than within ourselves to find divine source. In animism, all things are divine or potentially divine, and all divinity is imminent rather than transcendent, example, beyond the reach and range of the human being.

Kethenotheism suggest that multiple supreme beings may be responsible for the universe, and only one is correctly worshiped at certain times and under set circumstances.

Monolatrism argues that while multiple supreme beings may be responsible for the universe, only one is worthy of worship.

Montheism is the doctrine or belief that there is only one Surpreme being.

Nontheism rejects any belief system incorporating one or more supreme beings, while simultaneously supporting a naturalist point of view, for example, that the universe is organized and ordered according to a set of immutable natural laws. A Pagan who follows no deities but finds spiritual direction in nature is behaving as a nontheist.

Pantheism is a term with three distinct contextual meanings. First, it is a doctrine associating a single supreme being with the universe or regarding the universe as a manifestation of a single "responsible" supreme being. Second, one or more gods are seen as equivalent to the physical univierse, with no separation between them. Third, it may refer to a form of worship that admits or tolerates the worship or adoration of all gods.

Panentheism:

Definition 1: Like pantheism, panentheism identifies a relationship between the universe and one or more supreme beings, with little or no separation between the two. However, panentheism sees the supreme beings as greater rather than the whole of the physical universe

Definition 2: The Universe is itself divine, and is a part of the Divine itself.
Essentially, the physical Universe is god(s), but god(s) is the physical Universe and more.

Definition 3: Essentially a combination of theism (God is the supreme being) and pantheism (God is everything). While pantheism says that God and the universe are coextensive, panentheism claims the God is greater than the universe and that the universe is contained within God. Panentheism holds that God is the “supreme effect” of the universe. God is everything in the universe, but God also is greater than the universe. Events and changes in the universe affect and change God. As the universe grows and learns, God also increases in knowledge and being.

Pantheon is a term used to described all the gods of a people or religion collectively.

Polytheism proposes that the universe includes multiple supreme beings, each with unique origins, attributes, and characteristics.

Reconstruction is a system that bases its teachings on known facts and scholarship about a set of original practices.

Sacred is a tradition dedicated to one or more gods and their worship and service

Secularism is a system intended to separate the sacred from legal, political, and governmental discourse. Secularism neither accepts or denies religious belief, but espouses individual freedom of choice and says human activities should be free of religious persuasion

Shamanism: A shaman has access to and is able to influence the spirit world. They intercede between humans and the gods, particularly in terms of divining and healing.

Syncretism is merging or attempted merging of different religions, cultures, or schools of thought

Theism is the belief in the existence of a supreme being or beings especially a belief in one supreme entity as a creator of the universe, intervening intentionally and sustaining a personal relationship to its creatures

Totemism is a practice centered on objects, relics, locations, or ancestors believed to have sacred significance or to be a locus of origins

Transcendence: A transcendent perspective says that divinity is external and beyond the range and reach of mortal humans. The transcendent view suggest we must specifically look outside of ourselves and "transcend" our human boundaries and constraints to reach the divine, which is typically located in as supreme being.

Llewellyn's 2014 Magical Almanac

Animism: The attribution of a soul to plants, inanimate objects, and natural phenomena and the belief in a supernatural power that organizes and animates the material universe.

Wikipedia

(Added/Changing to more accurate definitions from sources posted below)

Do you have any isms to contribute here?
The list is, I understand, incomplete, controversial and incorrect, please.
Right?

Regards
 
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paarsurrey

Veteran Member
We all have our definitions of what our 'isms are. Here is a general list, if, by chance a seeker or curious person (and other) would like to know what is what.

Agnosticism: The agnostic neither confirms nor denies existence of a supreme being but believes that nothing is known or can be known of the existence or nature of a supreme being or of anything beyond material phenomena. In other words, understanding the presence or nature of a supreme being is felt to be beyond human understanding.They remain neutral on the subject because they believe that, at our present level of knowledge, we cannot prove that a God exists or that does not exist.

Atheism: A belief that supreme beings do not exist, have never existed, and have no responsibility for the universe, its inhabitant, or their behavior.

Autotheism: The idea that divinity is present in each person with an implied responsibility for each one to become more perfectly divine.

Deism: Belief in the existence of at least one Supreme Being specifically of a creator who made the universe but thereafter did not intervene in its functions. This relates to the "Deist" intellectual movement of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries which accepted the existence of a creator on the basis of reason but rejected belief in a supernatural deity who interacted with humankind.

Polydeism is similar, but suggest that the universe was created by multiple supreme beings.

Dualism suggests the universe contains opposing powers of good and evil either as balanced equals or as two opposed or contrasted supreme beings--literally or metaphorically.

Henotheism suggest that while there may be multiple supreme beings responsible for the universe, only one supreme deity which is correctly worshiped at a given time. For example, this one supreme God who rules over a country, and many other gods and goddesses who have similar jurisdiction over other territories.

Hylozoism proposes that all matter opposes life without necessarily possessing a "mind". For example, the ancient Greeks believed air, water, and fire were alive because they were able to move spontaneously, make sound, etc. Hylozoism is more philosophy than religion, but its useful in understanding how the ancients regarded physical matter an how belief systems may have developed. The opposite of hylozolism is panpsychism which says that all matter has a unique point of view or way of being.

Immanence: An immanent perspective says that divinity is internal rather than external and tells us we need to look no further than within ourselves to find divine source. In animism, all things are divine or potentially divine, and all divinity is imminent rather than transcendent, example, beyond the reach and range of the human being.

Kethenotheism suggest that multiple supreme beings may be responsible for the universe, and only one is correctly worshiped at certain times and under set circumstances.

Monolatrism argues that while multiple supreme beings may be responsible for the universe, only one is worthy of worship.

Montheism is the doctrine or belief that there is only one Surpreme being.

Nontheism rejects any belief system incorporating one or more supreme beings, while simultaneously supporting a naturalist point of view, for example, that the universe is organized and ordered according to a set of immutable natural laws. A Pagan who follows no deities but finds spiritual direction in nature is behaving as a nontheist.

Pantheism is a term with three distinct contextual meanings. First, it is a doctrine associating a single supreme being with the universe or regarding the universe as a manifestation of a single "responsible" supreme being. Second, one or more gods are seen as equivalent to the physical univierse, with no separation between them. Third, it may refer to a form of worship that admits or tolerates the worship or adoration of all gods.

Panentheism:

Definition 1: Like pantheism, panentheism identifies a relationship between the universe and one or more supreme beings, with little or no separation between the two. However, panentheism sees the supreme beings as greater rather than the whole of the physical universe

Definition 2: The Universe is itself divine, and is a part of the Divine itself.
Essentially, the physical Universe is god(s), but god(s) is the physical Universe and more.

Definition 3: Essentially a combination of theism (God is the supreme being) and pantheism (God is everything). While pantheism says that God and the universe are coextensive, panentheism claims the God is greater than the universe and that the universe is contained within God. Panentheism holds that God is the “supreme effect” of the universe. God is everything in the universe, but God also is greater than the universe. Events and changes in the universe affect and change God. As the universe grows and learns, God also increases in knowledge and being.

Pantheon is a term used to described all the gods of a people or religion collectively.

Polytheism proposes that the universe includes multiple supreme beings, each with unique origins, attributes, and characteristics.

Reconstruction is a system that bases its teachings on known facts and scholarship about a set of original practices.

Sacred is a tradition dedicated to one or more gods and their worship and service

Secularism is a system intended to separate the sacred from legal, political, and governmental discourse. Secularism neither accepts or denies religious belief, but espouses individual freedom of choice and says human activities should be free of religious persuasion

Shamanism: A shaman has access to and is able to influence the spirit world. They intercede between humans and the gods, particularly in terms of divining and healing.

Syncretism is merging or attempted merging of different religions, cultures, or schools of thought

Theism is the belief in the existence of a supreme being or beings especially a belief in one supreme entity as a creator of the universe, intervening intentionally and sustaining a personal relationship to its creatures

Totemism is a practice centered on objects, relics, locations, or ancestors believed to have sacred significance or to be a locus of origins

Transcendence: A transcendent perspective says that divinity is external and beyond the range and reach of mortal humans. The transcendent view suggest we must specifically look outside of ourselves and "transcend" our human boundaries and constraints to reach the divine, which is typically located in as supreme being.

Llewellyn's 2014 Magical Almanac

Animism: The attribution of a soul to plants, inanimate objects, and natural phenomena and the belief in a supernatural power that organizes and animates the material universe.

Wikipedia

(Added/Changing to more accurate definitions from sources posted below)

Do you have any isms to contribute here?
" Atheism: A belief that"

So, Atheism is a "belief", is it acceptable to the Atheism people, please?

Right?

Regards
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Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
Atheism: A belief that supreme beings do not exist, have never existed, and have no responsibility for the universe, its inhabitant, or their behavior.
Atheism is broader than that.
A better source...one that comports with how
we atheists use the term in this age...
Definition of atheism | Dictionary.com
Excerpted....
noun
1 the doctrine or belief that there is no God.
2 disbelief in the existence of a supreme being or beings.
 

Unveiled Artist

Veteran Member
May 7th, 2015? I near forgot about this thread.

@paarsurrey That's wiki for ya.

@Revoltingest How does " A belief that supreme beings do not exist" and " the doctrine or belief that there is no God" differ?

I usually hate wiki so I can't remember why I used it. Probably was lazy.
 
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