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maltheism

maltheism noun: 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.

Noun

maltheism (uncountable)

  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.
    • Eve's decision is enough to make me consider choosing agnosticism as my preferred faith, or at least maltheism.2006, Charles Phipps, The Undying Machine, page 104

Synonyms of maltheism

Origin of maltheism

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

Words formed from maltheism

Questions about maltheism

What does maltheism mean?
Maltheism means 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.
What part of speech is maltheism?
Maltheism is a noun.

Words near maltheism in the dictionary

  1. Maltesian crosses
  2. Maltez
  3. Maltezes
  4. maltha
  5. malthas
  6. maltheism
  7. maltheist
  8. maltheists
  9. malthouse
  10. malthouses
  11. Malthus

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