Atheist — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone who denies the existence of god

related to or characterized by or given to atheism

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹbənd/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈeɪθɪˌɪst/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈeɪθɪˌɪst/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹbənd/.

Examples

atheist leanings

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

atheistic atheistical

Parts of Speech

noun	someone who denies the existence of god
adjective	related to or characterized by or given to atheism “atheist leanings”

Word Forms

atheist	adjective	related to or characterized by or given to atheism
atheistical	adjective	rejecting any belief in gods
atheistic	adjective	rejecting any belief in gods
atheism	noun	a lack of belief in the existence of God or gods
atheist	noun	someone who denies the existence of god

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

athée

quelqu'un qui nie l'existence de Dieu

🇪🇸Spanish

ateo

alguien que niega la existencia de dios

🇮🇹Italian

ateo

qualcuno che nega l'esistenza di Dio

🇳🇱Dutch

atheïst

iemand die het bestaan van god ontkent

🇵🇹Portuguese

ateu

alguém que nega a existência de Deus

🇷🇺Russian

атеист

тот, кто отрицает существование бога

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नास्तिक

कोई व्यक्ति जो ईश्वर के अस्तित्व को नकारता है

🇧🇩Bengali

নাস্তিক

যে ঈশ্বরের অস্তিত্ব অস্বীকার করে

🇮🇳Tamil

நாத்திகர்

கடவுள் இருப்பதை மறுப்பவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

నాస్తికుడు

దేవుని ఉనికిని తిరస్కరించే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

नास्तिक

देवाचे अस्तित्व नाकारणारा

🇮🇳Gujarati

નાસ્તિક

કોઈ વ્યક્તિ જે ભગવાનના અસ્તિત્વને નકારે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಾಸ್ತಿಕ

ದೇವರ ಅಸ್ತಿತ್ವವನ್ನು ನಿರಾಕರಿಸುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിരീശ്വരവാദി

ദൈവത്തിൻ്റെ അസ്തിത്വം നിഷേധിക്കുന്ന ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਾਸਤਿਕ

ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਰੱਬ ਦੀ ਹੋਂਦ ਤੋਂ ਇਨਕਾਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ملحد

جو خدا کے وجود کا انکار کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

无神论者

否认神的存在的人

🇯🇵Japanese

無神論者

神の存在を否定する人

🇰🇷Korean

무신론자

신의 존재를 부정하는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người vô thần

một người phủ nhận sự tồn tại của Thiên Chúa

🇹🇭Thai

ผู้ไม่เชื่อพระเจ้า

คนที่ปฏิเสธการมีอยู่ของพระเจ้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

ateis

seseorang yang menyangkal keberadaan Tuhan

🇵🇭Filipino

ateista

isang taong tumatanggi sa pagkakaroon ng diyos

🇲🇾Malay

atheis

seseorang yang mengingkari kewujudan tuhan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الملحد

شخص ينكر وجود الله

🇮🇷Persian

آتئیست

کسی که وجود خدا را انکار می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

ateist

tanrının varlığını inkar eden biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

אָתֵאִיסְט

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