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eutheism

eutheism noun: the belief that there is a god, and that this god is benevolent.

Noun

eutheism (uncountable)

  1. The belief that there is a god, and that this god is benevolent.
    • […] many of them still believe god exists, but that he has let them down and so they keep their belief in his existence, but no longer worship him (and even hate him). ie rather than switching to atheism, they switch from eutheism to dystheism (although they may incorrectly call themselves atheist).2007 May 21, Jeckyl, “Ignorance and Delusion”, in alt.religion.christian (Usenet), message-ID <46522860$0$4607$61c65585@un-2park-reader-01.sydney.pipenetworks.com.au>
    • Protest theology rejects the often axiomatic assumption that God is always good or just (eutheism). More to the point, it holds that the eutheistic outlook not only stunts our ability to have a true, meaningful relationship with God, but that the theological contortions it demands also cause us to...2013, David H. Schraub, "Our Divine Constitution", 44 Loyola University Chicago Law Journal 1201 (2013)
    Antonyms:
    dystheism, maltheism

Antonyms of eutheism

Origin of eutheism

Coinage from eu- + theism (as antonym of dystheism) Attestation in a 1998 theology lecture https://web.archive.org/web/20071203180444/http://www.utexas.edu/cola/depts/philosophy/faculty/koons/356/lec19.html. Humorous attestation on Usenet in 2002http://groups.google.com/group/alt.games.everquest/browse_thread/thread/8f0df5dadf848aee/cb60e1f231543a29?lnk=st&q=eutheist&rnum=1#cb60e1f231543a29.

Questions about eutheism

What does eutheism mean?
Eutheism means the belief that there is a god, and that this god is benevolent.
What part of speech is eutheism?
Eutheism is a noun.

Words near eutheism in the dictionary

  1. euthanizes
  2. euthanizing
  3. euthecosome
  4. euthecosomes
  5. euthed
  6. eutheism
  7. Euthemia
  8. euthenasia
  9. euthenical
  10. euthenics
  11. euthenist

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