"pandemonism" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From pan- + demon + -ism. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|pan|demon|ism}} pan- + demon + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} pandemonism (uncountable)
  1. Belief that every object (animate or inanimate), idea (abstract or concrete), and action is inhabited by its own independent supernatural spirit; worship of such spirits. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Religion
    Sense id: en-pandemonism-en-noun-bz1htHXZ Disambiguation of Religion: 73 27 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with pan- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pan-: 54 46
  2. Belief in a universe that is infused with an evil spirit. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-pandemonism-en-noun-nlQ0D8~1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with pan-, English terms suffixed with -ism Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 77 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 24 76 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pan-: 54 46 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 33 67
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pandæmonism, pandaemonism Derived forms: pandemonistic Related terms: pantheism, pandeism, panzoism

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