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a·the·ism
(ā′thē-ĭz′əm)n.
Disbelief in or denial of the existence of God or gods.
[French athéisme, from athée, atheist, from Greek atheos, godless : a-, without; see a-1 + theos, god; see dhēs- in Indo-European roots.]
a′the·ist n.
a′the·is′tic, a′the·is′ti·cal adj.
a′the·is′ti·cal·ly adv.
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atheist
(ˈeɪθɪˌɪst)n
(Philosophy) a person who does not believe in God or gods
adj
(Philosophy) of or relating to atheists or atheism
ˌatheˈistic, ˌatheˈistical adj
ˌatheˈistically adv
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a•the•ist
(ˈeɪ θi ɪst)n.
a person who denies or disbelieves the existence of a supreme being.
a`the•is′tic, a′the•is′ti•cal, adj.
a`the•is′ti•cal•ly, adv.
syn: atheist, agnostic, infidel refer to persons lacking religious belief or a particular religious faith. An atheist denies the existence of a deity or of divine beings. An agnostic believes it is impossible to know whether there is a God without sufficient evidence. An infidel is an unbeliever, esp. one who does not accept Christianity or Islam; the word is usu. pejorative.
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| Noun | 1. | atheist - someone who denies the existence of god |
| Adj. | 1. | atheist - related to or characterized by or given to atheism; "atheist leanings" |
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atheist
noun nonbeliever, pagan, sceptic, disbeliever, heathen, infidel, unbeliever, freethinker, irreligionist She is an ex-nun who is now an atheist.
Quotations
"An atheist is a man who has no invisible means of support" [John Buchan On Being a Real Person]
"By night an atheist half believes a God" [Edward Young The Complaint: Night Thoughts]
"No one has ever died an atheist" [Plato Laws]
"There are no atheists in the foxholes" [William Thomas Cummings I Saw the Fall of the Phillipines]
"An atheist is a man who has no invisible means of support" [John Buchan On Being a Real Person]
"By night an atheist half believes a God" [Edward Young The Complaint: Night Thoughts]
"No one has ever died an atheist" [Plato Laws]
"There are no atheists in the foxholes" [William Thomas Cummings I Saw the Fall of the Phillipines]
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Translations
كافرملحدمُلْحِدمُلحِـد
ateista
ateist
ateisti
ateist
guîleysingi
無神論者
무신론자
ateista
ateist
ผู้เชื่อว่าพระเจ้าไม่มีจริง
Tanrı tanımazTanrının varlığına inanmayanateist
người vô thần
atheist
[ˈeɪθɪɪst] N → ateo/a m/fCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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atheist
[ˈeɪθɪɪst] n → ateo/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
atheism
(ˈeiθiizəm) noun the belief that there is no God.
ˈatheist noun a person who does not believe in God.
ˌatheˈistic adjectiveKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
atheist
→ مُلْحِد ateista ateist Atheist άθεος ateo ateisti athée ateist ateo 無神論者 무신론자 atheïst ateist ateista ateu атеист ateist ผู้เชื่อว่าพระเจ้าไม่มีจริง tanrı tanımaz người vô thần 无神论者Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009