- noun
- One who practises impiety.
- Origin
- Pairing of ‘impiety’ with the suffix -ist (to practice).
- Source
- Against A Dark Background
- noun
- The fear and hatred of gods.
- Origin
- Pairing of theo (god) and phobia (fear).
- Source
- Against A Dark Background
- adjective
- Relating to a theodicy (discourse justifying the ways of the gods).
- Origin
- Derived from theós (god) and díkē (justice).
- Source
- Events Preceding the Helvetican Renaissance