atheist
noun[C]
religionuk/ˈeɪ.θi.ɪst/us/ˈeɪ.θi.ɪst/someone who does notbelievein anygodorgods, or whobelievesthat nogodorgodsexist:
As an atheist, I do notacceptthisreligiousargument.
Hisfatherwas an atheist.
Opposite
theistspecialized
Compare
agnosticnoun
monotheistnounspecialized
- Thegroupincludesnot only atheists andagnosticsbut also deists and those whomaintainedotherreligiousaffiliations.
- The Greeks and Romansdefinedan atheist not as someone whodisbelievedinGodbut as someone whorejectedthetraditionalgodswhoprotectedthesocialorder.
- Parents who are atheists do notwantprayerimposedontheirchildreninschool.
Religious people: believers & non-believers
- anti-evolution
- anti-evolutionary
- anti-evolutionist
- anti-humanist
- antichrist
- evolutionist
- faithful
- faithless
- faithlessly
- faithlessness
- monotheist
- mystic
- non-believer
- non-Christian
- non-churchgoer
- theistic
- unbelief
- unbeliever
- unbelieving
- unconverted
atheist
adjective
religionuk/ˈeɪ.θi.ɪst/us/ˈeɪ.θi.ɪst/(alsoatheistic,uk/ˌeɪ.θiˈɪs.tɪk/us/ˌeɪ.θiˈɪs.tɪk/)notbelievingin anyGodorgods, orrelatingto suchbeliefs:
Although I am atheist, I don’t justautomaticallyhatereligionordismissother people'sfaith.
Kaufmanclaimsthat his atheistbeliefsplayacentralrolein hislife.
- Myhusbandis notreligious, infact, he'sactivelyatheist.
- My atheistbrothersaid to me, "How can youbelievein aGodwhenchildrendieofterriblediseases?"
- Internet-basedgroupsareseekingtospreadthe atheistmessage.
Religious people: believers & non-believers
- anti-evolution
- anti-evolutionary
- anti-evolutionist
- anti-humanist
- antichrist
- evolutionist
- faithful
- faithless
- faithlessly
- faithlessness
- monotheist
- mystic
- non-believer
- non-Christian
- non-churchgoer
- theistic
- unbelief
- unbeliever
- unbelieving
- unconverted