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noun
The belief that there is a god, but that this god is not good, and possibly, although not necessarily, evil.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: maltheism
Antonyms: eutheism
Broader terms: theism, religion
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dews-? Proto-Indo-European *dus- Proto-Hellenic *dus- Ancient Greek δῠσ- (dŭs-)der. New Latin dys-der. English dys- English theism English dystheism From dys- + theism.
