English Explanatory Dictionary

maltheism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The belief that further to any deity's existence being rejected, the low evaluation of their properties would result in them not being worthy of worship.

Word forms

maltheism

Etymology

Macaronic nonce coinage from mal-, from Latin malus (“bad”), + theism (compare misotheism and dystheism). Attested in Usenet discussions from 1985http://groups.google.com/groups/search?lr=&safe=off&num=10&q=maltheism&safe=off&qt_s=Search&as_drrb=b&as_mind=1&as_minm=1&as_miny=1981&as_maxd=4&as_maxm=10&as_maxy=1986

Synonyms

dystheism misotheism

Derived words

maltheist maltheistic
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