apatheism en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- ăp'ə-thēʹĭz-əm (General-American)
- /ˌæpəˈθi.ɪzəm/ (General-American)
Etymology
Reportedly coined in 2001, as a blend of apathy + theism, by author Robert J. Nash.
Meanings
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(uncountable) Apathy towards the existence of a god; belief that the question of the existence of a god is unimportant.
[A]patheism is an attitude, not a belief system, and the over-riding fact is that these people are relaxed about religion.
2003 May 14, Jonathan Rauch, “Let It Be”, in The Atlantic:
Coordinates
ignosticism · atheophobia · atheism · agnosticism
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Translations (20)
et apateism (apathy concerning the existence of God) · es apateísmo (apathy concerning the existence of God) · kk прагматикалық атеизм (apathy concerning the existence of God) · uk апатеї́зм (apathy concerning the existence of God) · fi apateismi (apathy concerning the existence of God) · kk апатеизм (apathy concerning the existence of God) · cmn 遠神論 /远神论 (apathy concerning the existence of God) · el απαθεϊσμός (apathy concerning the existence of God) · kmr apateîzm (apathy concerning the existence of God) · bn ঔদাসীন্যবাদ (apathy concerning the existence of God) · fr apathéisme (apathy concerning the existence of God) · fa خدانامهمدانی (apathy concerning the existence of God) · pt apateísmo (apathy concerning the existence of God) · cmn 實用主義無神論 /实用主义无神论 (apathy concerning the existence of God) · lt apateizmas (apathy concerning the existence of God) · ar لاكتراثية (apathy concerning the existence of God) · it apateismo (apathy concerning the existence of God) · pl apateizm (apathy concerning the existence of God) · de Apatheismus (apathy concerning the existence of God) · ru апатеи́зм (apathy concerning the existence of God)