atheism
noun
[ ˈeɪθɪɪz(ə)m ]
• disbelief or lack of belief in the existence of God or gods.
Similar:
non-belief,
non-theism,
disbelief,
unbelief,
scepticism,
doubt,
agnosticism,
irreligion,
godlessness,
ungodliness,
profaneness,
impiety,
heresy,
apostasy,
paganism,
heathenism,
freethinking,
nihilism,
Origin:
late 16th century: from French athéisme, from Greek atheos, from a- ‘without’ + theos ‘god’.
