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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
a·the·ist       [ey-thee-ist] Pronunciation Key
–noun
a person who denies or disbelieves the existence of a supreme being or beings.

[Origin: 1565–75; < Gk áthe(os) godless + -ist]

Atheist, agnostic, infidel, skeptic refer to persons not inclined toward religious belief or a particular form of religious belief. An atheist is one who denies the existence of a deity or of divine beings. An agnostic is one who believes it impossible to know anything about God or about the creation of the universe and refrains from commitment to any religious doctrine. Infidel means an unbeliever, especially a nonbeliever in Islam or Christianity. A skeptic doubts and is critical of all accepted doctrines and creeds.
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
a·the·ist       (ā'thē-ĭst)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   One who disbelieves or denies the existence of God or gods.

Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
atheist 
1571, from Fr. athéiste (16c.), from Gk. atheos "to deny the gods, godless," from a- "without" + theos "a god" (see Thea). A slightly earlier form is represented by atheonism (c.1534) which is perhaps from It. atheo "atheist."
"The existence of a world without God seems to me less absurd than the presence of a God, existing in all his perfection, creating an imperfect man in order to make him run the risk of Hell." [Armand Salacrou, "Certitudes et incertitudes," 1943]

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atheist

adjective
1. related to or characterized by or given to atheism; "atheist leanings" 

noun
1. someone who denies the existence of god 

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Atheist

A"the*ist\, n. [Gr. ? without god; 'a priv. + ? god: cf. F. ath['e]iste.]

1. One who disbelieves or denies the existence of a God, or supreme intelligent Being.

2. A godless person. [Obs.]

Syn: Infidel; unbeliever.

Note: See Infidel.

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