Syn. — Infidel; unbeliever.
See Infidel.
Atheistic
(A`the*is"tic A`the*is"tic*al) a.
1. Pertaining to, implying, or containing, atheism; — applied to things; as, atheistic doctrines, opinions, or
books.
Atheistical explications of natural effects.
Barrow.
2. Disbelieving the existence of a God; impious; godless; — applied to persons; as, an atheistic writer. —
A`the*is"tic*al*ly, adv. — A`the*is"tic*al*ness, n.
Atheize
(A"the*ize) v. t. To render atheistic or godless. [R.]
They endeavored to atheize one another.
Berkeley.
Atheize
(A"the*ize), v. i. To discourse, argue, or act as an atheist. [R.] — A"the*i`zer n. Cudworth.
Atheling
(Ath"el*ing) n. [AS. æðeling noble, fr. æðele noble, akin to G. adel nobility, edel noble. The word æðel,
E. ethel, is in many AS. proper names, as Ethelwolf, noble wolf; Ethelbald, noble bold; Ethelbert,
noble bright.] An Anglo-Saxon prince or nobleman; esp., the heir apparent or a prince of the royal family.
[Written also Adeling and Ætheling.]
Atheneum
(Ath`e*ne"um, Ath`e*næ"um) n.; pl. E. Atheneums L. Athenæa [L. Athenaeum, Gr. 'Aqhn`aion
a temple of Minerva at Athens, fr. 'Aqhna^, contr. fr. 'Aqhna`a, 'Aqhnai`a, in Homer 'Aqh`nh, 'Aqhnai`n,
Athene (called Minerva by the Romans), the tutelary goddess of Athens.]
1. (Gr. Antiq.) A temple of Athene, at Athens, in which scholars and poets were accustomed to read
their works and instruct students.
2. A school founded at Rome by Hadrian.
3. A literary or scientific association or club.
4. A building or an apartment where a library, periodicals, and newspapers are kept for use.
Athenian
(A*the"ni*an) a. [Cf. F. Athénien.] Of or pertaining to Athens, the metropolis of Greece. —
n. A native or citizen of Athens.
Atheological
(A`the*o*log"ic*al) a. Opposed to theology; atheistic. Bp. Montagu.
Atheology
(A`the*ol"o*gy) n. [Pref. a- not + theology.] Antagonism to theology. Swift.
Atheous
(A"the*ous) a. [Gr. without God. See Atheist.]
1. Atheistic; impious. [Obs.] Milton.
2. Without God, neither accepting nor denying him.
I should say science was atheous, and therefore could not be atheistic.
Bp. of Carlisle.
Atherine
(Ath"er*ine) n. [NL. atherina, fr. Gr. a kind of smelt.] (Zoöl.) A small marine fish of the family
Atherinidæ, having a silvery stripe along the sides. The European species (Atherina presbyter) is used as
food. The American species (Menidia notata) is called silversides and sand smelt. See Silversides.
