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a person who believes that God does not exist
He left the church while in college and became an atheist.
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Communists, rationalists, atheists, and secularists are routinely targeted in India's own version of McCarthyism.
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Ananya Vajpeyi, Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2015
One 2015 study found that, in the United States, negative attitudes toward vegans rivaled those toward atheists.
—Jishnu Guha-Majumdar, Vox, 8 Aug. 2024
He was raised nominally evangelical before identifying as an atheist, converting to Catholicism in 2019 and portraying himself as a fighter for Christianity.
—Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2024
Another student asked what an atheist is and (the teacher).
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Ananya Vajpeyi, Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2015
One 2015 study found that, in the United States, negative attitudes toward vegans rivaled those toward atheists.
—Jishnu Guha-Majumdar, Vox, 8 Aug. 2024
He was raised nominally evangelical before identifying as an atheist, converting to Catholicism in 2019 and portraying himself as a fighter for Christianity.
—Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2024
Another student asked what an atheist is and (the teacher).
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 20 May 2024
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“Atheist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atheist. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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