atheist
noun
a person who does not believe in the existence of a supreme being or beings.
atheists
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pluralof atheist.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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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
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
The religiously unaffiliated, including atheists and agnostics, made up 13% of global migrants who have left their country of birth.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2024
“Some were deists, some were atheists, but the majority were Christians. I’m also not saying that non-Christians shouldn’t have the same rights as Christians in our country.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 17, 2024
Their decision to raise us as atheists was no different from another family's decision to raise their kids Christian or Jewish.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
