atheism
/ˈeɪθɪɪz(ə)m
/noun [mass noun]
Disbelief or lack of belief in the existence of God or gods.Doubts and refutations were presented from the perspective of humanistic atheism and agnosticism....
- Christianity has nothing to fear from atheism or agnosticism.
- How atheism and agnosticism have spread in the later generations is there for everyone to see.
Synonyms
non-belief, non-theism, disbelief, unbelief, scepticism, doubt, agnosticism, irreligion, godlessness, ungodliness, profaneness, impiety, heresy, apostasy, paganism, heathenism, freethinking, nihilism
Origin
Late 16th century: from French athéisme, from Greek atheos, from a- 'without' + theos 'god'.