misotheism

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noun

Hatred of God or gods.

OriginAncient Greek μισόθεος →
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Meanings

nounmisotheism (uncountable)
  1. rareuncountablechiefly theisticHatred of God or gods.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
maltheism

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμισόθεος“hating the gods”
  2. Englishmisotheism

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μισόθεος (misótheos, “hating the gods”), from μίσος (mísos, “hatred”) + θεός (theós, “god”). The Greek compound is found in Aeschylus (Agamemnon 1090; compare dystheism). The English word appears as a nonce-coinage, used by T. De Quincey in 1846. Attested as worthy of revival due to having a newfound historical prevalence by Bernard Schweizer in 2002.

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APA

misotheism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misotheism

MLA

“misotheism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misotheism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “misotheism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misotheism.

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