nontheist
noun[C]
religionspecialized(alsonon-theist)uk/ˌnɒnˈθiː.ɪst/us/ˌnɑːnˈθiː.ɪst/someone who does notbelievein theexistenceof agodorgods:
Iprefertocallmyself a nontheistratherthan anatheistas itsoundslessdismissive.
It'sdifficultto say how manyAmericansconsiderthemselves nontheists oratheists.
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agnostic
atheist
deist
monotheist
pantheist
theist
- The politician'sdeclarationthat he was a nontheistcausedastiramong some of hisconstituents.
- As a nontheist, Ifelta littleawkwardto beaskedto be agodparent.
Religious people: believers & non-believers
- anti-evolution
- anti-evolutionary
- anti-evolutionist
- anti-humanist
- antichrist
- deist
- evolutionist
- faithful
- faithless
- faithlessly
- libertine
- monotheist
- mystic
- non-believer
- non-Christian
- theistic
- unbelief
- unbeliever
- unbelieving
- unconverted
nontheist
adjective
religionspecialized(alsonon-theist)uk/ˌnɒnˈθiː.ɪst/us/ˌnɑːnˈθiː.ɪst/notbelievingin agodorgods, orrelatingto such abelief:
They are a nontheistfamilybutcelebrateChristmasmuch the same as mostAmericans.
The article'sboldargumentsofferausefulwindowinto non-theistperspectives.
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agnostic
atheist
deist
monotheist
pantheist
theist
- William Harwood is one of the mostknowledgeableandprovocativenontheistwritersin thisera.
- Those in the nontheistmovementareencouragedthat nonbelief isenjoyingagreaterpublicprofilenow than it has had indecades.
Religious people: believers & non-believers
- anti-evolution
- anti-evolutionary
- anti-evolutionist
- anti-humanist
- antichrist
- deist
- evolutionist
- faithful
- faithless
- faithlessly
- libertine
- monotheist
- mystic
- non-believer
- non-Christian
- theistic
- unbelief
- unbeliever
- unbelieving
- unconverted