as in infidels
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 atheists
Defending religious liberty means defending it for Jews, Christians, Muslims, atheists and everyone else equally.
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Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2026
And the invocation of Christian civilization leaves at best an uncomfortable marginality for atheists, Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Muslims, and Jews.
—Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2026
Among other things, this reading taught me that atheists do hold beliefs, not just about morals and ethics but about how the world actually is and how humans fit into it.
—Christopher Beha, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026
Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2026
And the invocation of Christian civilization leaves at best an uncomfortable marginality for atheists, Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Muslims, and Jews.
—Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2026
Among other things, this reading taught me that atheists do hold beliefs, not just about morals and ethics but about how the world actually is and how humans fit into it.
—Christopher Beha, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for atheists
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For those infidels keeping score at home, exactly one year ago today, Carrnac gazed into his crystal ball and presciently predicted both the acquittal of Karen Read and the conviction of Tania Fernandes Anderson.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
31 Dec. 2025
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The group follows an extreme interpretation of Sunni Islam and considers Shiites to be infidels.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Dec. 2025
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Excessive entanglement would affect the government's independence and potentially give religious adherents access to government not available to nonbelievers.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
28 Nov. 2025
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Why don’t religious people make similar allowances for nonbelievers?—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Atheists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atheists. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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