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atheous

adjective
athe·​ous | \ˈāthēəs\

Definition of atheous 

1 obsolete : atheistic

2 : neither accepting nor denying the existence of God

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History and Etymology for atheous

Greek atheos without god, from a- a- entry 2 + theos god

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