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Meaning of ATHEIST

Pronunciation:  'eytheeist

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WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  someone who denies the existence of god
  2. [adj]  related to or characterized by or given to atheism; "atheist leanings"
 
 Synonyms: atheistic, atheistical
 
 See Also: disbeliever, nonbeliever, unbeliever

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\A"the*ist\, n. [Gr. ? without god; 'a priv. + ? god:
cf. F. ath['e]iste.]
1. One who disbelieves or denies the existence of a God, or
   supreme intelligent Being.
2. A godless person. [Obs.]
Syn: Infidel; unbeliever.
Note: See {Infidel}.
 
Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: apostate, backslider, blasphemer, deserter, disbeliever, gentile, heathen, infidel, minimifidian, nonbeliever, nullifidian, pagan, recidivist, recreant, renegade, Sabbath-breaker, sacrilegist, secularist, unbeliever
 

 

 

 

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