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Recent Examples of atheistic
His father's death during World War II influenced his pursuit of the ministry even amid the officially atheistic communist regime of the Soviet Union, according to his obituary on the OCU website.
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ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
But there has been a recent rise in secular congregations that explicitly mimic religious organizations and rituals to celebrate atheistic worldviews.
—Jacqui Frost, The Conversation, 11 Jan. 2024
ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
But there has been a recent rise in secular congregations that explicitly mimic religious organizations and rituals to celebrate atheistic worldviews.
—Jacqui Frost, The Conversation, 11 Jan. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for atheistic
Adjective
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Sturdy aluminum legs bring some sleek contrast to the bamboo’s natural woodgrain, while an overall agnostic look makes the piece especially easy to pair with any seating setup.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
1 June 2026
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The company describes itself as robot-agnostic.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
Adjective
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Many in the insular ultra-Orthodox community fear that military service would expose young people to secular influences.—
Melanie Lidman,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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On trips to Spain this month and France in September, Leo will find thousands of young people like her in these traditionally Catholic but now staunchly secular countries, where historic churches are abundant and Mass attendance is sparse.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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Given a brutal emphasis by Senator Joseph McCarthy, the interrogative made Cold Warriors prone to seeing godless Communism on the march everywhere.—
Wyatt Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
2 June 2026
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Their woke and godless neighbors — who own televisions and don’t know how to discipline their kids — are a different story.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
18 May 2026
Adjective
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This story is told by an unnamed narrator, an irreligious woman who has joined the nuns as a lay resident after her faith in environmental advocacy crumbled.—
Robert Rubsam,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2026
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And even the irreligious Bill de Blasio would join parishioners at the cathedral.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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This way of approaching the story would help make its portrait of Jesus all the more human, and, to some, all the more blasphemous.—
Isaac Butler,
New Yorker,
30 May 2026
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Borderline blasphemous, for an undrafted rookie.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
8 May 2026
Adjective
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Many other traditionalists have made a version of Scruton’s critique, insisting that contemporary art reflects self-indulgent, relativistic, and impious tendencies.—
Luis Parrales,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
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While no formal announcement has been made to update its longstanding alcohol ban, Andrew Leber of Tulane University said this is in line with the Kingdom’s past approach to such potentially impious reforms.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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This turn was frankly difficult to digest in a show that’s otherwise adopted a stance of irreverent insouciance toward other hot topics.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
1 June 2026
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Art world figure Hilde Lynn Helphenstein, who gained notoriety with pithy, irreverent gossip and commentary delivered under the pseudonym Jerry Gogosian, was found deceased in a São Paulo hotel room on May 31.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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Drunkenness, like madness, protects the messengers of heretical truth from disbelief, disdain, and retaliation.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
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This heretical policy gets some support from yet another rigid convention, that of credits, which separates directors from screenwriters.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Atheistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atheistic. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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