atheism

ˈeɪθiˌɪzəm

Definition

Definition of atheism - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

broad belieflack of belief in deities

Her atheism stems from a lack of evidence for gods.

disbelief

godlessness

nonbelief

strict beliefbelief that no deities exist

Atheism asserts that no gods exist in the universe.

godlessness

nonbelief

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Origin of atheism

Greek, a (without) + theos (god)

Terms with atheism included in their meaning

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godless

adj.

atheism

not believing in any god or deity

atheist in a foxhole

belief

someone who maintains atheism in extreme stress

atheistical

adj.

atheism

related to or characterized by atheism

atheophobia

psychology

fear or hatred of atheism or atheists

Baron d'Holbach

philosophy

French philosopher known for atheism and materialism

godlessness

atheism

absence of belief in any deity

Examples of atheism in a sentence

His atheism was a topic of debate among friends.

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French:athéisme, ...
German:Atheismus, ...
Italian:ateismo, ...
Spanish:ateísmo, incredulidad, ...
Portuguese:ateísmo, ...
Chinese:无神论, 无神主义, ...
Japanese:無神論, 神否定, ...
Arabic:إِلْحاد, إِنْكار وُجود الآلِهة, ...
Hebrew:אַתֵאִיזְם, כְּפִירָה, ...
Russian:атеизм, ...
Ukrainian:атеїзм, ...
Hindi:नास्तिकता, ...
Bengali:নাস্তিকতা, নাস্তিক্য, ...
Catalan:ateisme, ...
Czech:ateismus, bezvěrectví, ...
Danish:ateisme, ...
Dutch:atheïsme, ...
Greek:αθεΐα, ...
Hungarian:ateizmus, ...
Khmer:អទេវនិយម, អធិទេវនិយម, ...
Korean:무신론, 신무신론, ...
Persian:بی‌خدایی, الحاد, ...
Polish:ateizm, ...
Portuguese (BR):ateísmo, ...
Romanian:ateism, necredință, ...
Swedish:ateism, ...
Thai:การไม่เชื่อในพระเจ้า, ลัทธิอเทวนิยม, ...
Turkish:ateizm, dinsizlik, ...
Vietnamese:chủ nghĩa vô thần, ...

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Definition of atheism - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

Origin of atheism

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