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antitheism

antitheism

9.4
A belief that religion should be opposed
  • noun
  • /ˌæntiˈθiːɪzəm/
  • Formal
translation icon : antiteísmo
  • In practice, atheism is often accompanied by antitheism.

Examples

  • I think what many of us are trying to get across to the others is that for atheism and antitheism to be relevant, we need to fight not only the root of the problem (religion), but the implications of religious thought.

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  • Ah, but the second someone persecutes a person for their religion, then they are adding something to their atheism (antitheism, in your example), aren't they?

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  • What you're teaching is antitheism.

  • Perhaps if you could produce atheists who had no other discernible ideologies to impart the need for power and evoke the behavior that leads to genocide and antitheism, then you'd have a point.

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  • Antitheism often advocates for a society where religious beliefs are actively opposed and challenged.

  • Many philosophers argue that antitheism is a necessary stance in promoting secularism and rational thought.

  • The rise of antitheism in recent years reflects a growing trend of questioning traditional religious beliefs.

Synonyms

nonreligion
vsantitheism
8.2

Belief that religion should be kept out of government and public life

is a belief in actively opposing religion generally
antireligion
vsantitheism
  • Offensive
8.6

Not supporting religion or religious groups

is a doctrinal stance that actively opposes religion rather than mere hostility
antireligiousness
vsantitheism
9.6

A feeling or belief against religion

is a doctrine promoting active opposition rather than a simple state

Antonyms

15 6.1

Belief that one or more gods created and rule the universe

How Opposed

antitheism
  • Formal
9.4
atheism
198 5.8
agnosticism
4 8.2
theism
15 6.1

Surface Forms

antitheism singular
antitheisms plural

Morphology

antitheism = theism (transparent) = anti + the + ism

The word is formed by adding the productive prefix 'anti-' to 'theism', and the opposing meaning is directly compositional.

Etymology

Antitheism is made of anti- (meaning 'against') and theism ('belief in a god'). So antitheism is being openly 'against' belief in God or religion.