Etymology

antitheism

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Today it means: The categorical opposition to the belief in any deity. Full definition →

English theism ← Latin theo- ← Ancient Greek θεο- (theo-)
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The story

  1. Englishanti-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*tʰehós
  3. Ancient Greekθεός (theós)
  4. Ancient Greekθεο- (theo-)
  5. Latintheo-
  6. Englishtheo-
  7. Englishtheism
  8. English todayantitheism

From anti- + theism.

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