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atheist

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

"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

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

From Barron's Nov. 1, 2025

Perhaps struggle is all we have because the god of history is an atheist, and nothing about his world is meant to be.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates

No, that lyric wasn’t written by the Byrds in 1965, and even atheists who hear “Turn! Turn! Turn!” on oldies radio might want to understand that the song is drawing from a deep well.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 21, 2026

All around him now there are football atheists.

From BBC Dec. 17, 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

Since I learned the truth in Mecca, my dearest friends have come to include all kinds—some Christians, Jews, Buddhists, Hindus, agnostics, and even atheists!

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




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