atheist

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French athéiste (athée + -iste), from Latin atheos, from Ancient Greek ἄθεος (átheos, “godless, without god”), from ἀ- (a-, “without”) + θεός (theós, “god”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈeɪθiɪst/ Hyphenation: a‧the‧ist === Noun === atheist (plural atheists) (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. Synonyms: positive atheist, strong atheist, gnostic atheist (loosely) A person who doubts the existence of deities (therefore, an agnostic may be considered an atheist). Synonym: weak 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. ==== Quotations ==== For more quotations using this term, see Citations:atheist. ==== Synonyms ==== nontheist (derogatory) atheitard, gaytheist ==== Antonyms ==== theist ==== Hypernyms ==== bright apistevist ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Coordinate terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== agnostic deist pandeist ignostic apatheist God hypothesis === Adjective === atheist (comparative more atheist, superlative most atheist) Of or relating to atheists or atheism; atheistic. ==== Translations ==== === Verb === atheist (third-person singular simple present atheists, present participle atheisting, simple past and past participle atheisted) (transitive, very rare) To make someone an atheist. ==== Translations ==== === Derived terms === === See also === Appendix:Glossary of philosophical isms === Further reading === “atheist”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === ate shit, eat shit, hastite, staithe, teatish == Romanian == === Adjective === atheist m or n (feminine singular atheistă, masculine plural atheiști, feminine/neuter plural atheiste) alternative form of ateist ==== Declension ==== === References === atheist in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN