atheism

Definitions

a- (without) + theos (god) + -ism (doctrine, belief) = "the belief in no god." The -ism turns it into the position or doctrine itself, while atheist names the person who holds it.

Common Collocations

• 1.militant atheism激进的无神论
• 2.embrace atheism接受无神论
• 3.atheism and religion无神论与宗教

Example Sentences

• 1.

  He turned to atheism after years of questioning his faith.

• 2.

  The debate compared atheism with various religious traditions.