Complete Definition of "dystheism"

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Etymology
Nonce-coinage from dys- + theism. The Greek adjective δ��θεο� appears in the sense of "godless, ungodly" in Aeschylus (Agamemnon 1590; compare misotheism).

Noun
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  1. The belief that there is a god, and that this god is not good (although not necessarily evil).

Derived terms
dystheist
dystheists
dystheistic
dystheistical
dystheistically

See also
eutheism
maltheism

Category:English nouns ending in -ism
Category:Religion

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