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3 definitions found for atheist

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Atheist \A"the*ist\, n. [Gr. ? without god; 'a priv. + ? god:
     cf. F. ath['e]iste.]
     1. One who disbelieves or denies the existence of a God, or
        supreme intelligent Being.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A godless person. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: Infidel; unbeliever.
          [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: See Infidel.
           [1913 Webster] Atheistic

From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :

  atheist
      adj 1: related to or characterized by or given to atheism;
             "atheist leanings" [syn: atheist, atheistic,
             atheistical]
      n 1: someone who denies the existence of god

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  19 Moby Thesaurus words for "atheist":
     Sabbath-breaker, apostate, backslider, blasphemer, deserter,
     disbeliever, gentile, heathen, infidel, minimifidian, nonbeliever,
     nullifidian, pagan, recidivist, recreant, renegade, sacrilegist,
     secularist, unbeliever

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