atheist

Example Sentences

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He describes himself as an atheist and said it felt like "a bit of an imposition and probably a bit unfair and silly".

From BBC • Nov. 17, 2025

China's officially atheist government has been wary of organized movements outside its control, and the country's Christians had been split among those attending unofficial "house" or "underground" churches and those visiting government-sanctioned places of worship.

From Barron's • Nov. 3, 2025

Officially, the Communist Party is atheist, with the only legal churches in China being those sanctioned by the state.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 12, 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

He wasn’t an atheist, but he had begun to reject God’s role in creation.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman