antitheism

antitheism
antitheism (n.) also anti-theism, 1788; see ANTI- (Cf. anti-) + THEISM (Cf. theism).

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  • antitheism — /an ti thēˈi zm/ noun 1. Doctrine antagonistic to theism 2. Denial of the existence of a God 3. Opposition to God ORIGIN: ↑anti (1), and Gr theos a god • • • antithēˈist noun antithēistˈic adjective …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Antitheistic — Antitheism An ti*the ism, n. The doctrine of antitheists. {An ti*the*is tic}, a. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Misotheism — is the hatred of God or hatred of the gods (from the Greek adjective μισόθεος hating the gods , a compound of μῖσος hatred and θεός god ). In some varieties of polytheism, it was considered possible to inflict punishment on gods by ceasing to… …   Wikipedia

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