as in infidel
a person who believes that God does not exist
He left the church while in college and became an atheist.
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Recent Examples of atheist
Today, Lowery is an atheist, having left the Catholic Church a long time ago, but his religious upbringing still has a hold on him.
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Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
29 Apr. 2026
The establishment clause is meant to protect everyone, including, by the way, nonbelievers and atheists.
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John E. Jones Iii,
The Conversation,
15 Apr. 2026
Graham Martin, a podcast host and atheist, said he’s played around with some apps, including one called Text With Jesus.
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ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
Vance told The American Conservative in 2019 that he was raised Christian without a strong attachment to any denomination and experienced periods of identifying with Evangelicalism and his father's Pentecostal church before calling himself an atheist in college.
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
29 Apr. 2026
The establishment clause is meant to protect everyone, including, by the way, nonbelievers and atheists.
—
John E. Jones Iii,
The Conversation,
15 Apr. 2026
Graham Martin, a podcast host and atheist, said he’s played around with some apps, including one called Text With Jesus.
—
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
Vance told The American Conservative in 2019 that he was raised Christian without a strong attachment to any denomination and experienced periods of identifying with Evangelicalism and his father's Pentecostal church before calling himself an atheist in college.
—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for atheist
infidel
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Safia and Elham became enemies of a state that wanted to punish them for the actions of a Taliban regime in Kabul that regarded them as traitors and infidels.
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Sunni imams issued fatwas, legal condemnations by Islamic religious leaders, against us infidels.
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“Atheist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atheist. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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