Antonyms for atheism


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ey-thee-iz-uh m
Phonetic Transcription : ˈeɪ θiˌɪz əm


Definition of atheism

Origin :
  • 1580s, from French athéisme (16c.), from Greek atheos "without god" (see atheist). A slightly earlier form is represented by atheonism (1530s) which is perhaps from Italian atheo "atheist." Ancient Greek atheotes meant "ungodliness."
  • noun belief that no god exists
Example sentences :
  • Do you object to atheism, and yet regard obedience to God as an invention of the priests?
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • His father's name was Never be Good, and he had more children than this Atheism.
  • Extract from : « Bunyan » by James Anthony Froude
  • For at bottom, atheism is either a fad or a trade or a fatuity.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
  • From the peddling-box, therefore, I turned even as I did from atheism.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
  • Or, do you mean that I am an atheist simply, and a teacher of atheism?
  • Extract from : « Apology » by Plato
  • You will oppose these generating ideas to 'Atheism' and321 'Anarchy.'
  • Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine
  • I know not of Elisha, but I marvel not that your teaching drove him to Atheism.
  • Extract from : « Dreamers of the Ghetto » by I. Zangwill
  • The true root of liberty, of equality, of culture, is Atheism.
  • Extract from : « Socialism » by John Spargo
  • It has been explained, and the logical consequence of the explanation is Atheism.
  • Extract from : « The Necessity of Atheism » by Dr. D.M. Brooks
  • That is the inevitable conquest of the philosophy of atheism.
  • Extract from : « The Necessity of Atheism » by Dr. D.M. Brooks

Synonyms for atheism

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