atheism

Atheism — Atheism, as an explicit position, can be either the affirmation of the nonexistence of gods, [The Oxford American Dictionary defines atheist as a person who does not believe in the existence of a god or gods. New York: Avon Press, 1980.] or the… …   Wikipedia

Atheism — • That system of thought which is formally opposed to theism Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Atheism     Atheism     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

Atheism — A the*ism, n. [Cf. F. ath[ e]isme. See {Atheist}.] 1. The disbelief or denial of the existence of a God, or supreme intelligent Being. [1913 Webster] Atheism is a ferocious system, that leaves nothing above us to excite awe, nor around us to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

atheism — noun атеизм …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

atheism — 1> атеизм …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

atheism — /ay thee iz euhm/, n. 1. the doctrine or belief that there is no God. 2. disbelief in the existence of a supreme being or beings. [1580 90; < Gk áthe(os) godless + ISM] * * * Critique and denial of metaphysical beliefs in God or divine beings.… …   Universalium

Atheism — Athéisme L’athéisme est une attitude[1] ou une doctrine[2] qui ne conçoit pas l’existence ou affirme l’inexistence de quelque dieu, divinité ou entité surnaturelle que ce soit, contrairement, par exemple, au déisme, au théisme et au panthéisme… …   Wikipédia en Français

atheism — noun Etymology: Middle French athéisme, from athée atheist, from Greek atheos godless, from a + theos god Date: 1546 1. archaic ungodliness, wickedness 2. a. a disbelief in the …   New Collegiate Dictionary

atheism — noun /ˈeɪθiɪzəm/ a) The rejection of belief that any deities exist. b) the absence of belief in the existence of any deities. See Also: atheist, atheistic, atheistical, atheistically, atheophobia …   Wiktionary

atheism — n атеизм; безбожие; отрицание существования сверхъестественных сил и на этой основе отказ от религиозных верований …   Англо-русский словарь по социологии