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Recent Examples of atheistic
His father's death during World War II influenced his pursuit of the ministry even amid the officially atheistic communist regime of the Soviet Union, according to his obituary on the OCU website.
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ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
But there has been a recent rise in secular congregations that explicitly mimic religious organizations and rituals to celebrate atheistic worldviews.
—Jacqui Frost, The Conversation, 11 Jan. 2024
ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
But there has been a recent rise in secular congregations that explicitly mimic religious organizations and rituals to celebrate atheistic worldviews.
—Jacqui Frost, The Conversation, 11 Jan. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for atheistic
Adjective
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The minimalist silhouette is design-agnostic enough to fade into the background of your bedroom.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
13 May 2026
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Schwarzman Scholars is agnostic as to the backgrounds and careers of its students, but looks for those seeking to be leaders in their fields.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
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Daily prayers and Bible study sessions are strictly regimented for the children; cellphones, computer games and secular music, among many other things, are verboten.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
18 May 2026
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Marrone leads Liguori Academy, a private, secular high school and credit-recovery program in Kensington.—
Kerry McDonald,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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Their woke and godless neighbors — who own televisions and don’t know how to discipline their kids — are a different story.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
18 May 2026
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Far too pure for the sinners who run this godless theocracy.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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This story is told by an unnamed narrator, an irreligious woman who has joined the nuns as a lay resident after her faith in environmental advocacy crumbled.—
Robert Rubsam,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2026
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And even the irreligious Bill de Blasio would join parishioners at the cathedral.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Borderline blasphemous, for an undrafted rookie.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
8 May 2026
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And all this on top of his blasphemous depiction of himself as Jesus Christ.—
Gary Franks,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Many other traditionalists have made a version of Scruton’s critique, insisting that contemporary art reflects self-indulgent, relativistic, and impious tendencies.—
Luis Parrales,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
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While no formal announcement has been made to update its longstanding alcohol ban, Andrew Leber of Tulane University said this is in line with the Kingdom’s past approach to such potentially impious reforms.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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At Rock Around the Shop, the store will feature a mix of apparel, accessories and souvenirs that capture the irreverent energy of the ride.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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The Boys – Season 5 (Prime Video) Things have gone from bad to worse in the final season of The Boys, Prime Video’s irreverent superhero satire about America succumbing to charismatic despots and fascistic opportunists.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Drunkenness, like madness, protects the messengers of heretical truth from disbelief, disdain, and retaliation.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
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This heretical policy gets some support from yet another rigid convention, that of credits, which separates directors from screenwriters.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Atheistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atheistic. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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