odium theologicum

noun

odium the·​o·​lo·​gi·​cum

: bitterness developed during or typical of controversy about religion and giving rise to an unyielding refusal to continue a discussion

the odium theologicum which prevented any real understanding

—Times Literary Supplement

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, literally, theological hatred

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