atheism

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A non-belief in deities.; Belief that no deities exist (sometimes including rejection of other religious beliefs). uncountable,usually
    — Near-synonyms: antireligiousness, irreligion, irreligiousness
  2. A non-belief in deities.; A lack of belief in deities, or a belief that there is insufficient evidence to believe in a god. broadly,uncountable,usually
    — Near-synonyms: irreligion, irreligiousness, nonreligion, nonreligiousness
  3. A non-belief in deities.; Absence of belief that any deities exist (including absence of the concept of deities). uncountable,usually
    — What can parents do, and mothers more especially, […] with regard to the atheism that is natural to all the children of men?
  4. Absence of belief in a particular deity, pantheon, or religious doctrine (notwithstanding belief in other deities). historical,rare,uncountable,usually
    — Domitilla, Flavia, niece of the emperor Domitian (81-96). She and her husband, Flavius Clemens (consul in 95 and cousin of Domitian), were probably Christians; charged with atheism and adoption of Jewish ways, they were punished (95) with death (Clemens) and exile (Domitilla).
  5. A rejection of all religions, even non-theistic ones. proscribed,sometimes,uncountable,usually
    — Some worldviews are based in a belief in God; others are not. Buddhism, Taoism, atheism, Marxism, and existentialism are examples of worldviews that are nontheistic.

词形变化

atheisms plural

词源

16th century Middle French athéisme, from athée (“atheist”), a loan from Ancient Greek ἄθεος (átheos, “godless”, from ἀ- (a-, “without”) + θεός (theós, “deity, god”)).
First English attestation dates to 1587 (OED).
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