misotheism

misotheism
Hatred of God or gods

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  • Misotheism — is the hatred of God or hatred of the gods (from the Greek adjective μισόθεος hating the gods , a compound of μῖσος hatred and θεός god ). In some varieties of polytheism, it was considered possible to inflict punishment on gods by ceasing to… …   Wikipedia

  • Misotheism — Mis o*the ism, n. [Gr. misei^n to hate + qeo s god.] Hatred of God. De Quincey. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • misotheism —   n. hatred of gods or God.    ♦ misotheist, n …   Dictionary of difficult words

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