atheist

Meanings

Noun

• A person who does not believe in deities.
• 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.
• A person who does not believe in any religion (not even a religion without gods)

Adjective

• Of or relating to atheists or atheism; atheistic.

Verb

• To make someone an atheist.

Related

Similar words

• nontheist
• atheitard, gaytheist

Opposite words

• theist

Narrower meaning words

• new atheist
• hard atheist
• soft atheist
• azeusist

Broader meaning words

• bright

Origin

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