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
Her poems inspire liberals and conservatives, atheists and believers, naturalists and urbanites.
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Brent Lang,
Variety,
17 June 2026
Among those cut was the Unitarian Universalist Association (others were atheists, pagans and Wiccans).
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Voice Of The People,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2026
Even those who are atheists need something to believe in.
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Mariam Amini,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 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
The military will now use 31 religious affiliations, down from more than 200, which included many small Protestant denominations as well as identifications for Wiccans, atheists and agnostics.
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Tiffany Stanley,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Mar. 2026
The wunderkind hyped to the heavens by Gazzetta dello Sport and subject to a series of ‘Pio Esiste’ headlines (a riff on ‘God Exists’) had a night for the atheists.
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James Horncastle,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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.
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Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
17 Feb. 2026
Brent Lang,
Variety,
17 June 2026
Among those cut was the Unitarian Universalist Association (others were atheists, pagans and Wiccans).
—
Voice Of The People,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2026
Even those who are atheists need something to believe in.
—
Mariam Amini,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 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
The military will now use 31 religious affiliations, down from more than 200, which included many small Protestant denominations as well as identifications for Wiccans, atheists and agnostics.
—
Tiffany Stanley,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Mar. 2026
The wunderkind hyped to the heavens by Gazzetta dello Sport and subject to a series of ‘Pio Esiste’ headlines (a riff on ‘God Exists’) had a night for the atheists.
—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2026
Defending religious liberty means defending it for Jews, Christians, Muslims, atheists and everyone else equally.
—
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for atheists
Noun
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In Arabic the word kafir or kaffir has been used to refer to infidels, or non-believers in Islam.
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Sunni imams issued fatwas, legal condemnations by Islamic religious leaders, against us infidels.
Noun
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That principle protects believers and nonbelievers alike.
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Such processions draw the faithful as well as droves of nonbelievers and tourists.
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“Atheists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atheists. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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