Definitions

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  • noun The belief that there is a god, but that this god is not good, and possibly, although not necessarily evil.

Etymologies

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Dys- + theism.

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  • Maltheism, of course, has a long and rich history through dystheism, misotheism, theodicy, dualism, and fideism, due largely to the fact that religious authors through the ages have taken great pains to unapologetically anthropomorphize their gods in all the worst ways possible.

    An Illustrated Guide : The Lovecraft News Network 2010

  • Maltheism, of course, has a long and rich history through dystheism, misotheism, theodicy, dualism, and fideism, due largely to the fact that religious authors through the ages have taken great pains to unapologetically anthropomorphize their gods in all the worst ways possible.

    Archive 2010-03-01 2010

  • Net Crap 5/6 Wikipedia: Eutheism, dystheism, and maltheism I have never read about maltheism before.

    Think Progress » Fox on The Defensive, Promos Interview As ‘Clinton Gets Crazed’ 2006

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