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atheist

[ey-thee-ist] / ˈeɪ θi ɪst /
NOUN
nonbeliever in God
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However, the ruling Communist Party, which requires its members to be atheist, has historically regarded organised religion with suspicion.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

In his newly published book, “Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith,” a second memoir after the bestselling “Hillbilly Elegy,” Mr. Vance chronicles how he went from evangelical Christian to militant atheist to Catholic.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 2026

"You would say that you became an atheist after coming here. You were not one in Bangladesh," he said.

From BBC Apr. 15, 2026

Lou assumes her husband is an atheist and doesn’t understand when she discovers a Bible in the house.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 18, 2025

But Bimbi put the atheist philosophy in a framework, so to speak.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

“I know people of faith will watch the show, but I also know that atheists watch the show and like it. To me, that’s the broadest possible audience.”

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 28, 2025

Welch says she was raised by atheists, while Sullivan grew up in a religious household.

From Salon Aug. 10, 2025

The demographic classification itself is extremely broad, encompassing white and Indigenous and Afro-Latinos, long-conservative anti-leftist refugees from Venezuela and Cuba, Democratic-loyal Mexican Americans, immigrants, U.S.–born citizens, bigots and progressives, Catholics and Protestants and atheists.

From Slate Feb. 24, 2025

The religiously unaffiliated, including atheists and agnostics, made up 13% of global migrants who have left their country of birth.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2024

In the first place, my parents are different religions, and all the children in our family are atheists.

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger




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