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antitheist

antitheist

9.3
A person who actively opposes the belief that gods exist
  • noun
  • /ˌæntiˈθiːɪst/
translation icon : antiteísta
  • The discussion focused on how antitheists challenge traditional views on morality.

Examples

  • Many antitheists argue that religious beliefs should not influence public policy.

  • This is simply the same type of flawed argumentation that antitheists use against Christianity.

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  • As an antitheist, she rejects all forms of belief in a deity and promotes secularism.

Antonyms

1 6.5

About belief in a god or gods

How Opposed

antitheist
9.3
atheist
428 4.1
skeptic
  • US
77 4.1
agnostic
8 7.2
believer
343 3.2

Surface Forms

antitheist singular
antitheists plural

Morphology

antitheist = theist (transparent) = anti + theist

The noun is transparently formed by adding anti- to theist, yielding 'a person opposed to theism'.

Etymology

The word antitheist comes from anti- 'against' and theist 'a person who believes in a god', so an antitheist is someone who is 'against' belief in any god.