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atheist (ˈeɪθɪˌɪst
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Definitions
noun
- a person who does not believe in God or gods
adjective
- of or relating to atheists or atheism
Derived Forms
ˌatheˈistic, ˌatheˈistical adjectiveˌatheˈistically adverb
Synonyms
View thesaurus entry = nonbeliever, pagan, sceptic, disbeliever, heathen, infidel, unbeliever, freethinker, irreligionist
Quotations including 'atheist'
"An atheist is a man who has no invisible means of support"
"By night an atheist half believes a God"
"No one has ever died an atheist"
"There are no atheists in the foxholes"
Translations for 'atheist'
- British English: atheist An atheist is a person who believes that there is no God.ˈeɪθɪˌɪst NOUN
- Arabic: مُلْحِد
- Brazilian Portuguese: ateu ateia
- Chinese: 无神论者
- Croatian: ateist ateistica
- Czech: ateista ateistka
- Danish: ateist
- Dutch: atheïst
- European Spanish: ateo atea
- Finnish: ateisti
- French: athée
- German: Atheist Atheistin
- Greek: άθεος άθεη
- Italian: ateo atea
- Japanese: 無神論者
- Korean: 무신론자
- Norwegian: ateist
- Polish: ateista ateistka
- Portuguese: ateu ateia
- Romanian: ateu atee, atei, atee
- Russian: атеист атеистка
- Spanish: ateo atea
- Swedish: ateist
- Thai: ผู้เชื่อว่าพระเจ้าไม่มีจริง
- Turkish: tanrı tanımaz
- Ukrainian: атеїст
- Vietnamese: người vô thần
Example Sentences Including 'atheist'
- As both an atheist and a romantic, I have always pictured a marriage in my future.Globe and Mail (2003)
Brak appeared to be enjoying the conversation with the atheist Defender.TREASON KEEP (2001)
He used to sum up his beliefs with the comment, `I'm an atheist.Walking Back to Happiness
I happen to be an agnostic and my definition is that an agnostic is a cowardly atheist.Times, Sunday Times (2002)
I hate these long intervals when I'm a dithering agnostic or a rampant atheist.Absolute Truths
Particularly as the chief minister happens to be the well-known atheist M. Karunanidhi, and his son, M. K. Stalin.India Today (1997)
To say it's not possible is to be, effectively, an atheist.Glasgow Herald (2002)
What a comedy for an atheist , to see these wretched creatures relying on something that did not exist.Kara Kush
While her husband has remained an atheist , she has, unusually in Japan, become a Christian to help her cope.New Zealand Herald (2004)
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