as in idolator
a person who believes that God does not exist
He left the church while in college and became an atheist.
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The Bible says that each of us is created in the image of God; however, whether one is a Jew or a Christian, a Muslim or a Buddhist — or, an atheist — how can each of us be a good person?
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 27 June 2025
Francis was remembered Monday for his calls for inclusivity and efforts to foster solidarity among Catholics, other other religious communities and even atheists.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
There are also around five million Muslims in Ghana, a country of more than 35 million people, and, lately, a growing number of atheists.
—Francis Kokoroko, New York Times, 3 May 2025
Then-Vice President Kamala Harris, conversely, had significant majority support from Black protestants (85 percent), Jewish voters (65 percent), Hispanic Catholics (65 percent), agnostics (78 percent) and atheists (85 percent).
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Apr. 2025
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 27 June 2025
Francis was remembered Monday for his calls for inclusivity and efforts to foster solidarity among Catholics, other other religious communities and even atheists.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
There are also around five million Muslims in Ghana, a country of more than 35 million people, and, lately, a growing number of atheists.
—Francis Kokoroko, New York Times, 3 May 2025
Then-Vice President Kamala Harris, conversely, had significant majority support from Black protestants (85 percent), Jewish voters (65 percent), Hispanic Catholics (65 percent), agnostics (78 percent) and atheists (85 percent).
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for atheist
infidel
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During the Crusades, the Inquisition, and countless pogroms, Jews were demonized as infidels who refused to abandon their faith, even under threat of death.—
Avi Weiss,
New York Daily News,
10 Aug. 2025
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Some Muslim men believe that the reward for killing infidels is 72 virgins in the afterlife.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Atheist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atheist. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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