as in idolator
a person who believes that God does not exist
He left the church while in college and became an atheist.
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Recent Examples of atheist
The lawsuit, filed in October 2024, includes 32 plaintiffs from diverse religious and cultural backgrounds—including Baptists, Catholics, Presbyterians, atheists, agnostics, and Indigenous community members.
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Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
Who is Jonathan Rauch, a gay Jewish atheist, to write a book about how conservative American Christians are failing themselves and democracy?
—Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2025
Austin Ray, an atheist, filed the civil action against the Denver Department of Transportation and Infrastructure in January in federal court.
—Sara Schilling, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
Ray, an atheist, was hired by Denver’s Department of Transportation and Infrastructure in October 2023, his attorney David Meretta with the Littleton firm Miller & Law wrote in the complaint.
—Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 27 Feb. 2025
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Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
Who is Jonathan Rauch, a gay Jewish atheist, to write a book about how conservative American Christians are failing themselves and democracy?
—Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2025
Austin Ray, an atheist, filed the civil action against the Denver Department of Transportation and Infrastructure in January in federal court.
—Sara Schilling, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
Ray, an atheist, was hired by Denver’s Department of Transportation and Infrastructure in October 2023, his attorney David Meretta with the Littleton firm Miller & Law wrote in the complaint.
—Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for atheist
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Some of their treasured possessions—bicycles, snowboards, trophies—would identify them as infidels and put their lives in danger.—
Cheri Lucas Rowlands,
Longreads,
5 Nov. 2024
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The rhetoric of declaring others infidels, marginalization, and violence continues.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Atheist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atheist. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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