atheistic

C2+ Topic:Religion & Belief

US /ˌeɪθiˈɪstɪk/ UK /ˌeɪθiˈɪstɪk/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
relating to or holding the belief that no god exists

The pamphlet advanced a frankly atheistic view of the cosmos.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · relating to or holding the... godlessnontheisticirreligious unbelieving

Opposites

theisticreligious devout pious

Word family

Derived forms atheistically

Related forms atheism atheisttheistic

Etymology

From atheist + -ic, from Ancient Greek átheos ('godless'), from a- ('without') + theós ('god').

átheos Ancient Greek theós Ancient Greek

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Topics

Religion & Belief Word Formation & Derivatives

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# atheistic

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌeɪθiˈɪstɪk/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌeɪθiˈɪstɪk/

## Meanings
1. relating to or holding the belief that no god exists

## Examples
- The pamphlet advanced a frankly atheistic view of the cosmos.

## Synonyms
- godless
- nontheistic
- irreligious
- unbelieving

## Antonyms
- theistic
- religious
- devout
- pious

## Derived Forms
- atheistically

## Related Forms
- atheism
- atheist
- theistic

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: átheos
- Root: theós

## Etymology
From atheist + -ic, from Ancient Greek átheos ('godless'), from a- ('without') + theós ('god').

## AI Etymology
atheistic comes from atheist + -ic, from Ancient Greek átheos ('godless'), from a- ('without') + theós ('god'). Morphologically, the word is transparent: -ic is attached to the older base named in the history, so the modern form packages an inherited or borrowed stem inside a later English derivative. In modern use, the adjective sense is "relating to or holding the belief that no god exists", which keeps the etymology connected to the word's present dictionary value rather than treating it as a merely historical label. The wider word family includes related English forms such as atheism, atheist, theistic and derivatives such as atheistically, showing how the same base continues to support neighboring English vocabulary. The principal historical forms in the chain include Ancient Greek átheos, Ancient Greek theós, which anchor the explanation in named linguistic material.

## Topics
- Religion & Belief
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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