atheist

noun

Definition of atheistnext
as in infidel
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 Today, Lowery is an atheist, having left the Catholic Church a long time ago, but his religious upbringing still has a hold on him. — Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 29 Apr. 2026 For one thing, Olah is an atheist who at 15 rejected his evangelical Christian upbringing. — Steven Levy, Wired News, 29 May 2026 Her poems inspire liberals and conservatives, atheists and believers, naturalists and urbanites. — Brent Lang, Variety, 17 June 2026 Among those cut was the Unitarian Universalist Association (others were atheists, pagans and Wiccans). — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for atheist
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infidel
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  • In Arabic the word kafir or kaffir has been used to refer to infidels, or non-believers in Islam.
    — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 June 2026
  • Safia and Elham became enemies of a state that wanted to punish them for the actions of a Taliban regime in Kabul that regarded them as traitors and infidels.
    — George Packer, The Atlantic, 13 May 2026
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