atheist
IPA: ˈeɪθiʌst
noun
- (religion) A person who does not believe in deities or gods.
- (strictly) A person who is certain that no deities exist or who thinks that the existence of deities can be disproven.
- (broadly) A person who doubts the existence of deities (therefore, an agnostic may be considered an atheist).
- (very broadly) Any person lacking belief in deities (including children who are unaware of religion).
- (uncommon) A person who does not believe in a particular deity (but may believe in another deity).
- (sometimes proscribed) A person who does not believe in any religion (not even a religion without gods); a nonreligious person.
verb
- (transitive, very rare) To make someone an atheist.
adjective
- Of or relating to atheists or atheism; atheistic.
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Examples of "atheist" in Sentences
- He was a freethinker, and atheist.
- He is an atheist and a freethinker.
- The Atheist's wager is already in the game.
- The school was both dualistic and atheistic.
- The word Atheist mean the same to Nonatheist.
- That sounds suspiciously like the comment of an atheist.
- It's to resolve the general definition of the term atheist.
- It is difficult to quantify the number of atheists in the world.
- The italicized parts of the oath are the alternatives for atheists.
- Atheistic on the surface, it was influential for the younger generation.