atheism

noun

athe·ism ˈā-thē-ˌi-zəm

Synonyms of atheism next

: a lack of belief or a strong disbelief in the existence of a god or any gods

: a philosophical or religious position characterized by disbelief in the existence of a god or any gods

archaic : godlessness especially in conduct : ungodliness, wickedness

Examples of atheism in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Lewes used Spinoza to confirm his atheism, while Marian used him to question her faith. —

James Wood, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2023 Why are Americans still uncomfortable with atheism? —

The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2021 Our humanism is a Euro-American ideology, and its keynotes are progress, liberal individualism, agnosticism or atheism, and trusting the science. —

Dominic Green, WSJ, 24 Mar. 2023 This vanishing culminates in God’s alleged death with the complicity of modern atheism and science. —

Anna Della Subin, The New York Review of Books, 16 Mar. 2023 Considering the importance of religion in your family, what do your family members think about your atheism? —

Simon Abrams, The New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2023 And although militant atheism remained the cornerstone of communist ideology, the Soviets had to learn to regard Islam as a positive force in national liberation movements in countries such as Indonesia and Iran. —

Jeremy Friedman, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2022 With the benefit of hindsight, elders in the town attribute that result to a fear of the unknown; worries that strong Roman Catholic traditions would give way to secularism or, even worse, outright atheism; and concerns that Poland would not be dealt with as an equal among European nations. —

Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Feb. 2022 Ratzinger saw their disrespect and unruliness as part and parcel of a general societal descent into moral decay, materialism and atheism. —

Henry Chudeputy News Editor, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2022 See More

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