Atheist definition

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A person who believes that there is no God.
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The definition of an atheist is a person who does not believe in the existence of any kind of God or higher power.

An example of an atheist is a person whose beliefs are based in science, such as the idea humans came from evolution rather than Adam and Eve.

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(broadly) A person who rejects belief that any deities exist (whether or not that person believes that deities do not exist).
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(loosely) A person who has no belief in any deities, such as a person who has no concept of deities.
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(loosely, uncommon) A person who does not believe in a particular deity (any deity in a particular pantheon), notwithstanding that they may believe in another deity.
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Of or relating to atheists or atheism; atheistic.
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(narrowly) A person who believes that no deities exist (especially, one who has no other religious belief).
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atheist
Plural:
atheists

Origin of atheist

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

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Atheist Sentence Examples

  • I know an atheist who says ' Oh god!

  • The atheist, like t-he Roman Catholic and the Jew, could sit and vote.

  • I say religious affiliation because I am an atheist.

  • I have no reason to believe there is a God, therefore I'm not agnostic, I'm an atheist.

  • We noted earlier that Richard Dawkins claims that his belief in evolution enables him to be an intellectually fulfilled atheist.

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