Etymology

dystheism

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Today it means: The belief that there is a god, but that this god is not good, and possibly, although not necessarily, evil. Full definition →

English theism ← Latin theo- ← Ancient Greek θεο- (theo-)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dews-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dus-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dus-
  4. Ancient Greekδυσ- (dus-)
  5. New Latindys-
  6. Englishdys-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*dʰéh₁s
  9. Proto-Indo-European*dʰh₁sós
  10. Proto-Hellenic*tʰehós
  11. Ancient Greekθεός (theós)
  12. Ancient Greekθεο- (theo-)
  13. Latintheo-
  14. Englishtheo-
  15. Englishtheism
  16. English todaydystheism

From dys- + theism.

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