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atheist

[ay-thee-ist] / ˈeɪ θi ɪst /
NOUN
nonbeliever in God
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STRONGEST


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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

Other techniques include paying to write articles in atheist magazines and hiring someone to pretend to be a same-sex partner.

From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026

The Chinese government remains officially atheist and keeps tight control over organized religion.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2025

Together, the characters represent the spectrum of religious attitudes — from atheist to convert, selectively to very observant — but all are steeped in the culture.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2025

In Paris, Vincent has done a complete turnaround from his days in The Hague as an atheist.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

“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

You can see the evidence yourself: On social media, people are making teary videos professing to have rediscovered Jesus; in the comments, former atheists share stories of finding peace and purpose in prayer.

From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2025

Among modern-day atheists, agnostics and deists alike, stories often emerge of late-arriving regrets, both over a dying person's treatment of others and their treatment of themselves.

From Salon ● Mar. 23, 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

“Go on, Chaplain, tell him. Are there atheists in foxholes?”

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller




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