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atheist

[ay-thee-ist] / ˈeɪ θi ɪst /
NOUN
nonbeliever in God
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However, the ruling Communist Party, which requires its members to be atheist, has historically regarded organised religion with suspicion.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

In his newly published book, “Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith,” a second memoir after the bestselling “Hillbilly Elegy,” Mr. Vance chronicles how he went from evangelical Christian to militant atheist to Catholic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

Other techniques include paying to write articles in atheist magazines and hiring someone to pretend to be a same-sex partner.

From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026

Together, the characters represent the spectrum of religious attitudes — from atheist to convert, selectively to very observant — but all are steeped in the culture.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2025

But Bimbi put the atheist philosophy in a framework, so to speak.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

All around him now there are football atheists.

From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2025

Mr. Persico mentions that Martin Luther hated Jews and persecuted heretics, and he acknowledges that Locke excluded Catholics and atheists from toleration.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025

Welch says she was raised by atheists, while Sullivan grew up in a religious household.

From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2025

“Some were deists, some were atheists, but the majority were Christians. I’m also not saying that non-Christians shouldn’t have the same rights as Christians in our country.”

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 17, 2024

We use the word ‘Epicurean’ to mean someone who seeks physical pleasure but, in the Renaissance, Epicureans were materialists and atheists and consequently unable to acknowledge any good other than physical pleasure.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton


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