1. One who disbelieves or denies the existence of a God, or supreme intelligent Being.
2. A godless person. [Obs.]
Syn.
— Infidel; unbeliever.
Note: See Infidel.
ATHEISTIC; ATHEISTICAL
A`the*is"tic, A`the*is"tic*al, a.
1. Pertaining to, implying, or containing, atheism; — applied to things; as, atheistic doctrines, opinions, or books. Atheistical explications of natural effects. Barrow.
2. Disbelieving the existence of a God; impious; godless; — applied
to persons; as, an atheistic writer.
— A`the*is"tic*al*ly, adv.
— A`the*is"tic*al*ness, n.
ATHEIZE
A"the*ize, v. t.
Defn: To render atheistic or godless. [R.]
They endeavored to atheize one another. Berkeley.
ATHEIZE
A"the*ize, v. i.