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Atheism - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Atheism : (noun)
1: the doctrine or belief that there is no God [syn: godlessness]
[ant: theism]
2: a lack of belief in the existence of God or gods
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Atheism : \A"the*ism\, n. [Cf. F. ath['e]isme. See Atheist.]
1. The disbelief or denial of the existence of a God, or
supreme intelligent Being.
Atheism is a ferocious system, that leaves nothing
above us to excite awe, nor around us to awaken
tenderness. --R. Hall.
Atheism and pantheism are often wrongly confounded.
--Shipley.
2. Godlessness.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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