atheist Definition
athe·ist (-ist′)
atheist Synonyms
atheist
n.
an atheist rejects all religious belief and denies the existence of God; an agnostic questions the existence of God, heaven, etc. in the absence of material proof and in unwillingness to accept supernatural revelation; deist, a historical term, was applied to 18th-century rationalists who believed in God as a creative, moving force but who otherwise rejected formal religion and its doctrines of revelation, divine authority, etc.; freethinker, the current parallel term, similarly implies rejection of the tenets and traditions of formal religion as incompatible with reason; unbeliever is a more negative term, simply designating, without further qualification, one who does not accept any religious belief; infidel is applied to a person not believing in a certain religion or the prevailing religion
atheist Usage Examples
Preposition: of
age: Has a contact list of mainly American and Canadian Atheists of secondary school age.
Converse of object
- fulfill: We noted earlier that Richard Dawkins claims that his belief in evolution enables him to be an intellectually fulfilled atheist.
- confirm: A violent enemy of Church orthodoxy in al forms, yet he was not a confirmed atheist.
- become: Once I became an atheist I really embraced the ideas that were being taught in my science courses.
- think: I think an atheist could be Prime Minister, certainly a non-Christian.
- say: Will Roger say that atheists have no right to do natural theology?
- know: I know an atheist who says ' Oh god!
Adjective modifier
- avowed: It is still bad taste to be an avowed atheist.
- militant: The trouble with the vicar parody is that the most militant atheists in Britain don't believe vicars are evil.
- committed: Is it out of concern for the likes of me¸ a lifelong and committed atheist?
- fellow: The real surprise is when they talk to fellow atheists and find out that others often think very similar things.
- famous: Even famous atheists like Bertrand Russell were in prison at the same time.
- former: As a former atheist, his account is very convincing.
Modifies a noun
- philosopher: One atheist philosopher has made a tentative step toward belief.
- propaganda: Unless the working class is educated through its own struggle against capitalism, atheist propaganda will only have limited effect.
- scientist: He is also suitable scathing about some atheist scientists ' attempts at metaphysics.
- cannot: He said that atheists cannot rightfully deny god without first trying this experiment.
- friend: Some of my atheist friends like nothing better than to talk about the Deity.
- parent: It reflects a common problem faced by atheist parents.
Noun used with modifier
village: Nicolson ignores the growing tendency to question and the resulting emergence of " the village atheist " in Britain at that time.
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