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atheism

[ey-thee-iz-uhm]

noun

  1. disbelief or lack of belief in the existence of God or a supreme being or beings.

  2. the philosophical position stating that there is no supreme being or beings.



atheism

/ ˈɪθɪˌɪə /

noun

  1. rejection of belief in God or gods

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

atheism

  1. Denial that there is a God. (Compare agnosticism.)

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • antiatheism adjective
  • proatheism noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of atheism1

First recorded in 1580–90; from Greek áٳ(Dz) “godless” + -ism; a- 6 ( def. ), theo-
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of atheism1

C16: from French ٳé, from Greek atheos godless, from a- 1 + theos god
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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.

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Not because he's carefully engaged the many philosophical proofs for atheism that are out there, of course.

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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.

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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.

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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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What does atheism mean?

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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