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Where does the term Atheist come from?


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TX-JimysterApr 23, 2005 2:54pm
Another Atheist once told me that the term Athiest actually comes from Christians, and he prefers to be called a 'free thinker.' Is this true, any links with the terms history?
ClareQuiltyApr 23, 2005 3:06pm
Main Entry: athe·ism
Pronunciation: 'A-thE-"i-z&m
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle French athéisme, from athée atheist, from Greek atheos godless, from a- + theos god
1 archaic : UNGODLINESS, WICKEDNESS
2 a : a disbelief in the existence of deity b : the doctrine that there is no deity


Where does the term Atheist come from?

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