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| Main Entry: | atheist |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | nonbeliever |
| Synonyms: | agnostic, heathen, infidel, pagan, skeptic, free thinker, irreligionist |
| Notes: | an agnostic is one who believes that it is impossible to know whether there is a God; an atheist is one who disbelieves or denies the existence of God or gods |
| Main Entry: | infidel |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | nonbeliever |
| Synonyms: | agnostic, atheist, heathen, heretic, pagan, gentile, nonworshiper, unbeliever |
| Main Entry: | pagan |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who does not believe in an orthodox religion |
| Synonyms: | agnostic, atheist, doubter, freethinker, heathen, heretic, iconoclast, infidel, skeptic, idolater, idolist, paganist, pantheist, polytheist, scoffer, unbeliever |
| Antonyms: | believer, Christian, Jew |
| Main Entry: | skeptic |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is leery, unbelieving |
| Synonyms: | agnostic, apostate, atheist, cynic, dissenter, doubter, doubting Thomas*, freethinker, heathen, heretic, infidel, misanthrope, nihilist, pagan, pessimist, disbeliever, materialist, misbeliever, profaner, questioner, rationalist, scoffer, unbeliever |
| Antonyms: | believer, devotee, disciple |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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