misotheism
Hatred of God or godsHatred of God or gods.
Meaning
1 senses(rare, uncountable)Hatred of God or gods.
Origin
Borrowed from Ancient Greek μισόθεος (misótheos, “hating the gods”), from μίσος (mísos, “hBorrowed from Ancient Greek μισόθεος (misótheos, “hating the gods”), from μίσος (mísos, “hatred”) + θεός (theós, “god”). The Greek compound is found in Aeschylus (Agamemnon 1090; compare dystheism). The English word appears as a nonce-coinage, used by T. De Quincey in 1846. Attested as worthy of revival due to having a newfound historical prevalence by Bernard Schweizer in 2002.
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedmaltheism
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable