dystheism
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English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /dɪsˈθiː.ɪzm/
Noun
dystheism (uncountable)
- The belief that there is a god, but that this god is not good, and possibly, although not necessarily, evil.
- Synonym: maltheism
- Antonym: eutheism
- Hypernyms: theism, religion
- Coordinate terms: atheism, antitheism; agnosticism; apatheism, ignosticism, igtheism, misotheism, pantheism, transtheism
Quotations
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Related terms
- dystheistic (adj)