as in idolator
a person who believes that God does not exist
He left the church while in college and became an atheist.
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Ray, an atheist, was hired by Denver’s Department of Transportation and Infrastructure in October 2023, his attorney David Meretta with the Littleton firm Miller & Law wrote in the complaint.
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Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 27 Feb. 2025
Her parents were half-Jewish, her father an atheist and her mother a seeker who dabbled in theosophy.
—Sheila Heti, Harper's Magazine, 2 Sep. 2024
Entertainment Weekly's free daily newsletter Robertson would make several more controversial comments over the years, slamming atheists and doubling down on his homophobic views.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 22 Jan. 2025
Trump was right, therefore, to highlight the issue in his Christmas greeting to China's atheists.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 27 Feb. 2025
Her parents were half-Jewish, her father an atheist and her mother a seeker who dabbled in theosophy.
—Sheila Heti, Harper's Magazine, 2 Sep. 2024
Entertainment Weekly's free daily newsletter Robertson would make several more controversial comments over the years, slamming atheists and doubling down on his homophobic views.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 22 Jan. 2025
Trump was right, therefore, to highlight the issue in his Christmas greeting to China's atheists.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Atheist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atheist. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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