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atheism
[ey-thee-iz-uhm]
noun
disbelief or lack of belief in the existence of God or a supreme being or beings.
the philosophical position stating that there is no supreme being or beings.
atheism
/ ˈɪθɪˌɪə /
noun
rejection of belief in God or gods
atheism
Denial that there is a God. (Compare agnosticism.)
Other 51Թ Forms
- antiatheism adjective
- proatheism noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of atheism1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of atheism1
Example Sentences
He said his own spiritual arc included Baptist baptism as a child in Indianapolis, atheism in college and a 1980 Christmas Eve service in Boston after which he became a devoted Christian again.
Not because he's carefully engaged the many philosophical proofs for atheism that are out there, of course.
Those were the good old days, ruined in the last X number of years by, fill in the blank, socialism, atheism, globalism, communism, political correctness, critical race theory, liberalism, wokeness, feminism, immoralism, Democrats, etc.
The loud and malapropism-prone Archie also touched on subjects such as atheism, the virtues of premarital celibacy, the breakdown of law and order, long hair on boys and short skirts on girls.
McCauley, who now lives in Las Vegas, was raised in a fairly conservative Lutheran church and kept his atheism to himself for decades.
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When To Use
Atheism is the belief that there is no supreme being or deity. In other words, atheism is the denial of the existence of God or of any gods.A person who holds such a belief can be called an atheist. The word atheist can also be used as an adjective to describe such beliefs or things involving such beliefs. The adjective atheistic can be used in the same way.The word atheism means something different from agnosticism, which is the belief that it is impossible to know whether or not a supreme being exists. When asked if God or gods exist, an atheist would answer “No,” while an agnostic would answer “It is impossible to know.”Example: Atheism isn’t the belief that God is bad—it’s the belief that God doesn’t exist.
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