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  • Henotheism is a form of polytheism resting on the
    belief in one supreme BEING or God ruling over all
    lesser gods and beings, and regarded as ‘god of gods’.

  • Pantheism (from the Greek word ‘pan’ meaning ‘all’) is
    the belief that God IS the world − is ALL BEINGS.

  • Panatheism (‘Buddhism’) is the belief that NO
    BEINGS exist, because everything is in a constant state
    of BECOMING.

  • Panentheism (from the Greek words ‘pan’ and ‘en’,
    meaning ‘all’ and ‘in’) is the belief that all BEINGS
    dwell IN God, and that God dwells IN all BEINGS.

  • Nootheism (from the Greek noos - ‘awareness’) is a
    form of ‘panentheism’ that identifies God with that
    absolute and divine Awareness from and within which
    all BEINGS constantly ‘BE-COME’ or ‘COME-TO-
    BE’.

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