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Etymology
F. athéisme, from athée "atheist" < Gr. polytonic|αθε�� (atheós) "godless" < polytonic|�ν- a-#Prefix_5|(a-) "without", + θε�� (theos) "deity, god".

Pronunciation
IPA|/�eɪθiɪz�m/
audio|en-us-atheism.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
en-noun

1. Absence of belief in the existence of God or deity|gods.
2. Disbelief in the existence of God or deity|gods.

Derived terms

atheist
atheists
atheistic
atheistical
mid
atheistically
atheophobia
apatheism

Related terms

agnosticism
atheonism
athean
atheal
deism
mid
theism
monotheism
polytheism
pantheism

Translations

Croatian: t-|hr|ateizam|m
Czech: t-|cs|ateismus|m
Dutch: atheïsme n
Esperanto: t-|eo|ateismo|xs=Esperanto
Finnish: t+|fi|ateismi
French: t+|fr|athéisme|m
German: t+|de|Atheismus|m
Greek: t+|el|αθε��μ��|sc=Grek
Hindi: t-|hi|नास�ति�ता|scDeva|xsHindi
Hungarian: t+|hu|ateizmus
Icelandic: t-|is|trúleysi|n, t-|is|guðleysi|n
mid
Interlingua: atheismo
Italian: t+|it|ateismo
Japanese: JAchar|��� (�����, mushinron)
Korean 무�론 (���, musinron)
Latin: atheismus m
Maltese: ateiżmu
Novial: ateisme
Polish: t+|pl|ateizm|m
Romanian: t-|ro|ateism
Russian: t+|ru|а�еизм|m|trateízm|scCyrl
Slovak: t-|sk|ateizmus|m
Slovene: ateizem m
Swedish: t+|sv|ateism|c
Turkish: t+|tr|ateizm|m

References
R:American Heritage 2000|atheism
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006. 31 Aug. 2006. <Dictionary.com

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