/ ˈeɪθiɪzəm; NAmE / noun
[ U ] the belief that God does not exist
OPP theism
► athe·is·tic / ˌeɪθiˈɪstɪk; NAmE / adjective
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent.: from French athéisme , from Greek atheos , from a- without + theos god.
/ ˈeɪθiɪzəm; NAmE / noun
[ U ] the belief that God does not exist
OPP theism
► athe·is·tic / ˌeɪθiˈɪstɪk; NAmE / adjective
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent.: from French athéisme , from Greek atheos , from a- without + theos god.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005