C2 noun #82,501 most common

atheism

UK /ˈeɪθiɪzəm/ | US /ˈeɪθiɪzəm/

(narrowly) Belief that no deities exist (sometimes including rejection of other religious beliefs).

atheism in 30 Seconds

  • (noun) (narrowly) Belief that no deities exist (sometimes including rejection of other religious beliefs).
  • (noun) (broadly) Rejection of belief that any deities exist (with or without a belief that no deities exist).
  • (noun) (very broadly) Absence of belief that any deities exist (including absence of the concept of deities).

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun (narrowly) Belief that no deities exist (sometimes including rejection of other religious beliefs).
  2. 2
    noun (broadly) Rejection of belief that any deities exist (with or without a belief that no deities exist).
  3. 3
    noun (very broadly) Absence of belief that any deities exist (including absence of the concept of deities).
  4. 4
    noun Absence of belief in a particular deity, pantheon, or religious doctrine (notwithstanding belief in other deities).
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