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polyvalent

Something that is worth for many different things. That has many different values or meanings.

A polyvalent object is one that can be used as many different things. A polyvalent emotion is one that you can show in many different situations and get favorable results.

From Ancient Greek "poly: many" and Latin "valens, valentis: that is worth it"
- What a polyvalent chair, you can use it as a chair to sit and as a table to put things on it.

- This is a very polyvalent dialogue, it can be interpreted in many different ways.
polyvalent by ERBGCA January 5, 2014
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Polyventurism 

Adventuring with two or more people simultaneously. This may be with or without everyone involved's knowledge.

This has two perceived meanings:

1: That this applies to any "party", or adventuring group, or
2: That this applies only to an adventurer who takes along an assistant/parter or small team, and takes on another while the first is absent.

Examples of (2):

a. When a hero's assistant/partner or team is captured or needs saving, and they team up with someone else during that adventure.

b. When a hero is taken away from their assistant/partner or team and put in a strange environment (an unreachable dungeon or prison, the bad guys' secret lair, another plain, a different dimension, some other world, etc.) where they team up with someone while there.

c. When the hero and their assistant/partner or team mutually split ways, due to either a great opportunity to go back to their old worlds, for one or more to go on to greater things, or simply a disagreement or fight... and before they all realize that it's not worth it and come back together, the hero has already found at least one other person that they're already adventuring with.
1. "With the five of us together, nothing can stop us! Yay, polyventurism!"

2. "Wait, so I've come all this way, after leaving my dream job, fighting my way out of the fortress, and having to track you down, just to find out you've found someone to replace me? Never knew you were a polyventurous type."

2. "You've got to make a choice, hero! You can't have two assistants. Is it gonna be me, or her?"
Polyventurism by Game Writer October 1, 2010

polyvalence 

A quality in which a dialectic must exist in infinity^infinity proportions.

For instance infinity vs. uncountability.
Polyvalence separates Eastern thought from Western thought which tends toward monodeterminism.

For instance polyvalence stipulates that the world must exist as uncountable syncretisms of good and evil.

Monodeterminism would stipulate that reality must be constituted of ONE syncretism, be it good vs. evil, poor vs. rich, or color vs. time.
polyvalence by fightfacilities November 5, 2020

polyvalence 

A quality in which a dialectic must exist in infinity^infinity proportions.

For instance infinity vs. uncountability.
Polyvalence separates Eastern thought from Western thought which tends toward monodeterminism.

For instance polyvalence stipulates that the world must exist as uncountable syncretisms of good and evil.

Monodeterminism would stipulate that reality must be be made of a SINGLE dialectic or syncretism be it good vs. evil, countability vs. uncountability, or color vs. time.
polyvalence by fightfacilities November 5, 2020

Polypanentheism

Polypanentheism is a philosophical-religious doctrine that combines elements of pantheism, panentheism, and polytheism. Each of these schools of thought addresses the relationship between deities and the universe in a distinct way, and polypanentheism attempts to integrate them into a single concept.

**Polytheism**: Refers to the belief in multiple gods, each with different roles and powers. In polypanentheism, there is a multiplicity of gods, but they are not independent or entirely separate from the universe.

**Pantheism**: The central idea of pantheism is that the universe and God are equivalent. Everything that exists is part of God. In polypanentheism, this view is reflected in the idea that gods are present throughout creation, but not limited to it alone.

**Panentheism**: In panentheism, God is immanent in the universe, but also transcends it, existing beyond it. Polypanentheism inherits this perspective by proposing that the gods are in all of creation (immanence), but possess a dimension that transcends them (transcendence).

In polypanentheism, the universe is considered sacred, but it does not exhaust the divine. The gods are multiple and are in all things, but also exist beyond them. In other words, polypanentheism suggests that each deity is present in every part of the cosmos, without losing its individuality or its transcendent aspect.
Polypanentheism is a belief system that combines elements of polytheism and panentheism. Imagine the divine as a multifaceted gemstone. In polytheism, each facet of the gemstone represents a different god or goddess, each with their own unique attributes and stories. Followers of this path honor these deities as individual entities.

Now, add to that the concept of panentheism, which is as if the gemstone itself were filled with light. This light represents the divine essence present throughout the gem, imbuing each facet with its brilliance. In this way, the light shines through all the gods and goddesses, connecting them to a greater divine presence that permeates the universe and extends beyond it.

Thus, in polypanentheism, while you recognize and worship the individual deities (the facets), you also understand that they are all connected and are manifestations of the single all-encompassing divine source (the light within the gemstone). This allows for a rich spiritual tapestry where both the diversity of the gods and the unity of the divine are honored and celebrated.
Polypanentheism by AbzuInExile January 24, 2026

Polypanentheism

The synthesis of polytheism (many gods) with panentheism (the Divine is in all things and all things are in the Divine). In Polypanentheism, the many gods are real, distinct beings with their own personalities, domains, and concerns—but they are all within the One, expressions of a single Divine reality that transcends them even as it manifests through them. The gods are not rivals to the One; they are its faces, its aspects, its relationships with creation. Conversely, the One is not a competitor to the gods; it's the unity that makes their diversity possible. Polypanentheism honors both the rich multiplicity of divine experience (many gods, many paths) and the profound unity of all being (all in the One, the One in all). It's the theology for those who can't choose between monotheism and polytheism because they see both as true.
Example: "She prayed to Athena for wisdom, to Aphrodite for love, to Hestia for home—and felt each as real, distinct, present. But she also felt them as expressions of something deeper, a Divine ground that included them all. Polypanentheism gave her language for this: many gods, one Divine, each real, all connected. Her prayers were heard by many and by One, which was exactly right."
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