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atheist en · ADJ

Pronunciation

/ˈeɪ.θi.əst/ weak vowel merger
(US) audio
/ˈeɪ.θi.ɪst/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁sós Proto-Hellenic *tʰehós Ancient Greek θεός (theós) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English theist English atheist From Middle French athéiste (athée + -iste), from Latin atheos, from Ancient Greek ἄθεος (átheos, “godless, without god”), from ἀ- (a-, “without”) + θεός (theós, “god”).

Meanings

Of or relating to atheists or atheism; atheistic.
- God! That majestic name is in the pledge. In doing this the government has already made clear that our country believes in God! We are the majority! Our nation is not Buddhist, not Hinduist, not Atheist, and the list goes on! 2007 December 1, R. D. Richardson, Violence in the Urban Schools!: What Would You Do?, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, page 81:
- He would have been seven times more Epicure and atheist than he was. c. 16th-17th century, “Francis Bacon”, in Of Unity in Religion:

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atheist en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/ˈeɪ.θi.əst/ weak vowel merger
(US) audio
/ˈeɪ.θi.ɪst/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁sós Proto-Hellenic *tʰehós Ancient Greek θεός (theós) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English theist English atheist From Middle French athéiste (athée + -iste), from Latin atheos, from Ancient Greek ἄθεος (átheos, “godless, without god”), from ἀ- (a-, “without”) + θεός (theós, “god”).

Meanings

A person who does not believe in deities or gods.
- Atheists. One who does not believe in the existence of a Supreme Being, an atheist, is incompetent as a witness, being incapable of being sworn. […] Changed by Acts of 1851, No. 12 (P. S. 1593), under which, no question can be raised as to a witness's "opinions on matters of religious belief." 1910, The Vermont Digest 1789-1905, volume 2, Burlington: Free Press Printing Co:
(qualifier:strictly) A person who does not believe in deities or gods. ▸ A person who is certain that no deities exist or who thinks that the existence of deities can be disproven.
- Ageine, the Atheistes, which say in their hartes there is no God; […] 1571 October 20, Arthur Golding, “The Epistle Dedicatory”, in Psalmes of Dauid and others, with M. John Caluin's Commentaries:
- An atheist, like a Christian, holds that we can know whether or not there is a God. The Christian holds that we can know there is a God; the atheist, that we can know there is not. 1953 November 3, Bertrand Russell, “What is an Agnostic?”, in Look:
(broadly) A person who does not believe in deities or gods. ▸ A person who doubts the existence of deities (therefore, an agnostic may be considered an atheist).
- Very low probability, but short of zero. De facto atheist. ‘I cannot know for certain but I think God is very improbable, and I live my life on the assumption that he is not there.’ 2006 September 18, Richard Dawkins, “The God Hypothesis”, in The God Delusion, 1st Am. edition, Boston: Houghton Mifflin, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OL, LCC BL2775.3.D39 2006, page 51:
- Minister—Are you really an Atheist? Atheist—Yes. M.—Do you deny that there is a god? A.—No. I deny that there is sufficient reason to believe there is one. There may be a god, but I think it rather unlikely. 1843, G. J. Holyoake, “A Reciprocal Dialogue”, in Thomas Paterson, editors, The Oracle of Reason, Or, Philosophy Vindicated, volume 2, number 64, page 89:
(qualifier:very broadly) A person who does not believe in deities or gods. ▸ Any person lacking belief in deities (including children who are unaware of religion).
- All children are born Atheists; they have no idea of God. Are they then criminal on account of their ignorance? 1772, Good Sense without God: Or Freethoughts Opposed to Supernatural Ideas, London: W. Stewart, translation of Le Bon-Sens, ou, Idées Naturelles opposées aux Idées Surnaturelles by Paul Henry Thiry baron d'Holbach, published 2004, §30, page 21:
(uncommon) A person who does not believe in a particular deity (but may believe in another deity).
- Malice and prejudice concurred in representing the Christians as a society of atheists, who, by the most daring attack on the religious constitution of the empire, had merited the severest animadversion of the civil magistrate. 1840, Edward Gibbon, chapter 16, in The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, new edition, volume 1, page 183:
- Throughout history, atheists were simply people who did not believe the prevalent God of the day. For the sun-worshippers, Christians were atheists. For Jewish people, Christians were atheists. Whoever does not believe in your God is by definition, an atheist. […] With all the countless Gods concocted by man, I claim that my Christian friends and I have something in common. We are all atheists, I just believe in one less God than they. 2009, Lyndon Lamborn, Standing For Something More: The Excommunication of Lyndon Lamborn, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 171:
- An atheist is just somebody who feels about Yahweh the way any decent Christian feels about Thor or Baal or the golden calf. As has been said before, we are all atheists about most of the gods that humanity has ever believed in. Some of us just go one god further. 2002 February, Richard Dawkins, Richard Dawkins on militant atheism, via TED:
(proscribed, sometimes) A person who does not believe in any religion (not even a religion without gods); a nonreligious person.
- Since radio and TV started playing Atheists Like Me, the lead song in the album, Huang's record company has received more than 100 phone calls protesting the content of the new song, the local China Times newspaper reported.[…] It's not clear who has been offended by the tune, but most Taiwanese are Buddhists or Daoists. A small number are Christians, Muslims and atheists. 2006 December 24, “‘Atheist’ hip-hop track causes a religious stir”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 Jan 2007, Taiwan News, page 2:
- The legal image of the atheist constructed by these cases implies that the atheist or religious none is unworthy of voice and indeed of citizenship, that they are not part of the history of the nation, and that they are therefore unable to contribute to the public discussion about religion or its place in the public sphere. 2015, L.G. Beaman, “Freedom of and Freedom from Religion: Atheist Involvement in Legal Cases”, in Lori G. Beaman, Steven Tomlins, editors, Atheist Identities - Spaces and Social Contexts, Springer, page 50:
- In her chapter, “Freedom of and Freedom from Religion: Atheist Involvement in Legal Cases,” Lori G. Beaman presents her reflections on the various claims made by atheists in the legal arena, such as the objection to prayers in municipal[…] 2014 December 4, Lori G. Beaman, Steven Tomlins, Atheist Identities - Spaces and Social Contexts, Springer, →ISBN, page 8:
- Moreover, we also know that an atheist or agnostic is statistically more likely to be autistic than neurotypical and a religious believer is statistically more likely to be neurotypical than autistic. 2019, Kelly James Clark, God and the Brain: The Rationality of Belief, page 219:
- For instance, in Morocco, while a Muslim man is free to marry a non-Muslim woman, provided she is Christian or Jewish, but not Buddhist, Hindu or Atheist, a Muslim woman is only supposed to marry a Muslim man. 2002 January 1, Anne-Marie De Mejía, Power, Prestige, and Bilingualism: International Perspectives on Elite Bilingual Education, Multilingual Matters, →ISBN, page 63:
- This is one of the strongest Grounds of Suspicion to me, and assures me that he has very little Regard to Religion in general; that he can pretend to marry you, and know nothing whether you are a Heathen or Christian; an Atheist or religious Person, a Papist or a Protestant; the Man can have no great Value for Religion, that is so little concerned whether his Wife has any, or no; for I take the Thing to weigh as much on one Side as on the other, where there is any serious Confideration at Bottom. 1766, Daniel Defoe, Religious Courtship..., 9th edition, London, page 170:
- 20 “We just need to get rid of religion,” atheist author and entertainer Penn Jillette has said. Many atheists agree, as you can tell from the popularity of antireligion books such as Christopher Hitchens's God Is Not Great. 2015 March 10, David Seidman, What If I'm an Atheist?: A Teen's Guide to Exploring a Life Without Religion, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 149:

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ary ملحد (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · pl ateusz (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · bg атеи́ст (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · be атэі́ст (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · de Gottloser (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · ug ئاتېئىست (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · kmr xwedanenas (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · ru безбо́жница (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · el άθεη (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · th ผู้ที่เชื่อว่าไม่มีพระเจ้า (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · pl ateistka (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · ca ateu (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · uk безбо́жник (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · ar دَهْرِيّ (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · be атэі́стка (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · sh atèista (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · ms ateis (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · mn шашингүйн үзэлтэн (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · th ผู้ถืออเทวนิยม (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · bg атеи́стка (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · ml നിരീശ്വരവാദി (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · kk пәнші (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · ru неве́рующий (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · pt ateísta (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · da ateist (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · nrf athée (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · hi नास्तिक (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · tr ateist (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · sw mkanamungu (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · sh атѐисткиња (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · sq ateist (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · bn নাস্তিক (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · ms mulhid (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · is guðleysingi (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · et ateist (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · tg бедин (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · ro ateist (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · ro ateu (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · te నాస్తికుడు (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · sh атѐиста (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · pl ateistka (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · tr tanrıtanımaz (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · pt ateia (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · ru неве́рующая (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · de Agnostiker (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · ps ملحد (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · la atheus (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · pl ateista (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · sh atèistkinja (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · sh atèist (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · hy աթեիստ (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · lv ateists (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · lt ateistas (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · ru атеи́стка (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · sl neverujoča (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · la atheos (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · sa धन्य (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · kk пәнші (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · sw mkana-mungu (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · ar مُلْحِد (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · ja 無神論者 (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · nb ateist (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · be бязбо́жнiк (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · kmr xwedênenas (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · pl bezbożnica (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · pl ateista (a person (merely) lacking belief in deities) · af ateïs (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · pdt Gottesläajna (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · sh атѐиста (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · sh атѐисткиња (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · vo godinoan (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · tt атеист (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · el αθεϊστής (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · uz ateist (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · bg атеи́ст (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · pt ateia (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · ka ურწმუნო (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · sk bezverec (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · tg даҳрӣ (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · ro ateu (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · ur دَہْری (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · ro ateistă (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · ur مُلْحِد (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · ml നിരീശ്വരവാദി (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · es ateo (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · sh atèista (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · ky атеист (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · sl brezverka (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · cmn 無神論者 /无神论者 (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · mr नास्तिक (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · ky атеист (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · sl ateist (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · hu ateista (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · sw mkana-mungu (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · eo ateisto (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · sw mkanamungu (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · yi אַטעיִסט (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · he אָתֵאִיסְט (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · uk атеї́стка (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · hy անաստված (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · bg атеи́стка (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · pl ateistka (a person (merely) lacking belief in deities) · ru атеи́ст (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · kk құдайсыз (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · ja 無信仰者 (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · et ateist (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · bg неве́рница (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · el αθεϊστής (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · hi अनीश्वरवादी (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · pl ateistka (a person who does not believe in any religion) · th ผู้ที่เชื่อว่าไม่มีพระเจ้า (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · la atheos (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · tr ate (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · sk ateistka (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · wa atêye (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · fr athéiste (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · es atea (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · hu ateista (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · bg безбо́жник (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · pt ateu (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · pl ateusz (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · yi אַטעיִסט (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · id mulhid (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · uk неві́руюча (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · kk құдайсыз (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · vo Godinoan (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · eo ateisto (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · sk ateista (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · sl brezverec (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · mk атеи́ст (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · sq ateist (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · fa-ira دَهْری (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · nl godloochenaar (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · is heiðingi (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · tg атеист (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · eo ateistino (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · vo godihinoan (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · da ateist (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · ca ateu (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · pl ateista (a person who does not believe in any religion) · kmr ateîst (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · af ateïs (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · az dinsiz (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · de Gottlose (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · uz dahriy (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · lt ateistas (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · ps دهري (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · ar مُلْحِدَة (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · mk атеи́ст (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · cs ateista (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · ru атеи́стка (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · ro ateistă (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · sk ateista (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · ko 무신론자 (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · el άθεος (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · pl niewierząca (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · sl ateist (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · ar دَهْرِيَّة (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · uk безві́рниця (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · fa-ira آتِئیسْت (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · ur کافِر (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · de Gottesleugnerin (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · es ateo (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · fr athée (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · uk атеї́ст (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · cs ateistka (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · ka ათეისტი (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · ar دَهْرِيَّة (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · de Agnostiker (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · ps ملحد (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · id ateis (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · nl atheïst (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · el άθεη (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · hy աթեիստ (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · vo godijinoan (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · sa पाषण्ड (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · uz dinsiz (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · ga aindiachaí (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · ug دىنسىز (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · ja 無神論者 (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · el αθεΐστρια (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · el αθεΐστρια (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · pt ateu (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · uk безбо́жниця (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · pt ateísta (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · hi नास्तिक (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · el άθεος (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · ca atea (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · fi ateisti (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · uk атеї́стка (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · cs nevěřící (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · pl ateistka (a person lacking a belief in a particular deity) · fa-ira مُلْحِد (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · ar مُلْحِد (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · pl ateuszka (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · de Gottesleugner (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · tr ateist (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · nrf athée (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · be няве́руючы (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · sv ateist (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · is trúleysingi (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · sw mkana mungu (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · sh atèist (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · vo Godijinoan (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · sq pafe (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · ka ათეისტი (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · sv ateist (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · be бязбо́жнiца (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · sw mkana mungu (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · nl atheïste (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · fr athée (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · de Atheist (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · id ateis (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · sk neveriaci (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · ms ateis (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · ro ateist (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · ps دهري (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · fa-ira کافِر (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · th ผู้ถืออเทวนิยม (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · ar مُلْحِدَة (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · tr mülhid (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · cs ateista (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · it ateo (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · ky динсиз (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · tk ateist (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · sk ateistka (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · de Nichtglaubende (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · fi ateisti (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · sh атѐист (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · bg неве́рник (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · sl neverujoči (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · sl ateistka (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · cs ateistka (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · es ateísta (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · nl goddeloze (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · bn নাস্তিক (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · sh atèistkinja (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · ru атеи́ст (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · it atea (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · mk атеи́стка (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · cs bezvěrec (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · ru безбо́жник (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · tr ate (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · ml നാസ്തികൻ (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · eo sendiismano (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · pl bezbożnik (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · pl niewierzący (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · de Atheistin (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · be атэі́стка (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · tg мулҳид (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · sl ateistka (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · nl atheïste (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · ko 무신론자 (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · nl atheïst (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · pl bezwyznaniowiec (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · uk неві́руючий (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · de Atheist (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · uk атеї́ст (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · es atea (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · fa-ira خُداناباوَر (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · vo Godihinoan (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · uk безві́рник (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · ur ناسْتِک (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · cmn 無神論者 /无神论者 (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · sh атѐист (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · pl ateista (a person lacking a belief in a particular deity) · wa ateyisse (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · lv ateists (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · ar دَهْرِيّ (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · it ateo (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · mn атеист (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · mk атеи́стка (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · pl ateuszka (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · it atea (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · nb ateist (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · ga aindiachaí (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · be атэі́ст (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · bg безбо́жница (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · pl ateista (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · he אָתֵאִיסְט (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · fa-ira آتِئیسْت (a person who believes with certainty that no deities exist) · de Atheistin (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · uz xudosiz (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · fa-ira مُلْحِد (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · be няве́руючая (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · de Nichtglaubender (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · az ateist (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic) · tr tanrıtanımaz (a person who doubts the existence of deities — see also agnostic)

atheist en · VERB

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/ˈeɪ.θi.əst/ weak vowel merger
(US) audio
/ˈeɪ.θi.ɪst/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁sós Proto-Hellenic *tʰehós Ancient Greek θεός (theós) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English theist English atheist From Middle French athéiste (athée + -iste), from Latin atheos, from Ancient Greek ἄθεος (átheos, “godless, without god”), from ἀ- (a-, “without”) + θεός (theós, “god”).

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(rare, transitive) To make someone an atheist.
- The multitude of opinions doth draw him away, or else Atheist him, that he will be nothing. […] The multitude of opinions […] doth un-atheist him, put him upon the search and examination what is the truth of God. 1646, Samuel Bolton: The arraignment of errour:

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Spelling	Features	Source
atheists	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres	lexicographic
atheisted	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
atheisted	Tense=Past	lexicographic
atheisting	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic

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semiatheist · neoatheist · polyatheist · negative atheist · atheistick · atheistlike · faitheist · antiatheist · nonatheist

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pl zateizować (Translations) · pl ateizować (Translations) · eo ateistigi (Translations)

atheist en · ADJ

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atheist en · VERB

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