Evil and Odium

Evil

Evil noun - That which is morally unacceptable.

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Odium and evil are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Odium" instead a noun "Evil".

Nearby Word: evilly

Odium noun - The state of having lost the esteem of others.

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Evil and odium are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Evil" instead a noun "Odium".

Nearby Word: odious

less evil

less odium

The voidspren from The Stormlight Archive are literally made out of hatred, and are apparently fragments of Odium, a former human (albeit an evil one), who is divine hatred separated from the virtues that give it context.

Source: Always Chaotic Evil
This also has some crossover with God Is Evil, since Odium is now the world's de facto God.

Source: God Is Dead
The Shard Odium is shaping up to be the most powerful evil in Brandon Sanderson's universe The Cosmere, though some Word of God indicates that something more subtle but even more dangerous may be out there.

Source: Greater Scope Villain / Literature

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