| Title | atheism |
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary athe·ism ETYMOLOGY Middle French athéisme, from athée atheist, from Greek atheos godless, from a- + theos god DATE 1546 1. archaic : ungodliness , wickedness 2. a. a disbelief in the existence of deity b. the doctrine that there is no deity English Etymology atheism 1580s, from Fr. athéisme (16c.), from Gk. atheos "without god" (see atheist). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 atheism athe·ism / 5eiWiizEm / noun[U] the belief that God does not exist 无神论 OPP theism • athe·is·tic / 7eiWi5istik / adj. Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged athe·ism \ˈāthēˌizəm\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle French athéisme, from athée atheist (from Greek atheos godless, not believing in the existence of gods, from a- a- (II) + theos god) + -isme -ism — more at the- 1. a. : disbelief in the existence of God or any other deity b. : the doctrine that there is neither God nor any other deity — compare agnosticism 2. : godlessness especially in conduct : ungodliness , wickedness |
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