atheist

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

  1. noun someone who denies the existence of god
  2. adjective related to or characterized by or given to atheism

Etymology

From Middle French athéiste (athée + -iste), from Latin atheos, from Ancient Greek ἄθεος (átheos, “godless, without god”), from ἀ- (a-, “without”) + θεός (theós, “god”).

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