dystheism en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /dɪsˈθiː.ɪzm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dews-? Proto-Indo-European *dus- Proto-Hellenic *dus- Ancient Greek δῠσ- (dŭs-)der. New Latin dys-der. English dys- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁sós Proto-Hellenic *tʰehós Ancient Greek θεός (theós) Ancient Greek θεο- (theo-)der. Latin theo-der. English theo- Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English theism English dystheism From dys- + theism.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The belief that there is a god, but that this god is not good, and possibly, although not necessarily, evil.
Dystheism revolves around “the belief that a god, goddess, or singular God is not wholly good (eutheism) as is commonly believed (such as in the monotheistic religions of Christianity and Judaism), and is possibly evil.”
2019, Cometan, The Duodoxy: The Principles of The Logical Cosmos, page 254:
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Coordinates
ignosticism · igtheism · antitheism · apatheism · atheism · transtheism · agnosticism · pantheism · misotheism