Atheist

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈeɪθiɪst/
• Hyphenation: a + the + ist

Origin

From French athéiste (athée + -iste), from Latin atheos, from Ancient Greek ἄθεος (atheos, "godless, without god"), from ἀ- (a-, "without") + θεός (theos, "god")..

Full definition of atheist

Noun

1. (narrowly) A person who believes that no deities exist especially one who has no other religious belief.
2. (broadly) A person who rejects belief that any deities exist (whether or not that person believes that deities do not exist).
3. (loosely) A person who has no belief in any deities, such as a person who has no concept of deities.
4. (loosely, uncommon) A person who does not believe in a particular deity (or any deity in a particular pantheon), notwithstanding that they may believe in another deity.

Related terms

Synonyms

• nontheist

Antonyms

• theist

Hypernyms

• neologism bright

Adjective

1. Of or relating to atheists or atheism; atheistic.
• circa 16th-17th century Francis Bacon, ,He would have been seven times more Epicure and atheist than he was.

Anagrams

• staithe