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Meaning of "antitheism" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ANTITHEISM

antitheism  [ˌæntɪˈθiːɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ANTITHEISM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Antitheism is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ANTITHEISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Antitheism

Antitheism is active opposition to theism. The term has had a range of applications; in secular contexts, it typically refers to direct opposition to organized religion or to the belief in any deity, while in a theistic context, it sometimes refers to opposition to a specific god or gods.

Definition of antitheism in the English dictionary

The definition of antitheism in the dictionary is the opposition to belief in god or gods.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ANTITHEISM


absenteeism
ˌæbsənˈtiːɪzəm
allotheism
ˈæləʊˌθiːɪzəm
autotheism
ˌɔːtəʊˈθiːɪzəm
caffeism
kæˈfiːɪzəm
cicisbeism
ˌtʃiːtʃiːzˈbiːɪzəm
cosmotheism
ˌkɒzməʊˈθiːɪzəm
Dadaism
ˈdɑːdɑːɪzəm
deism
ˈdiːɪzəm
egotheism
ˌiːɡəʊˈθiːɪzəm
hylotheism
ˌhaɪləˈθiːɪzəm
mythopoeism
ˌmɪθəʊˈpiːɪzəm
panentheism
ˌpænɛnˈθiːɪzəm
phaeism
ˈfiːɪzəm
presenteeism
ˌprɛzənˈtiːɪzəm
refugeeism
ˌrɛfjuːˈdʒiːɪzəm
Sadduceeism
ˈsædjʊˌsiːɪzəm
Shiism
ˈʃiːɪzəm
sutteeism
sʌˈtiːɪzəm
theism
ˈθiːɪzəm
zootheism
ˈzəʊəˌθiːɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ANTITHEISM

antitank
antitarnish
antitax
antitechnology
antiterrorism
antiterrorist
antithalian
antitheft
antitheist
antitheistic
antitheoretical
antitheses
antithesis
antithet
antithetic
antithetical
antithetically
antithrombin
antithrombotic
antithyroid

WORDS THAT END LIKE ANTITHEISM

ableism
ageism
atheism
casteism
ditheism
fideism
henotheism
Manichaeism
Manicheism
monotheism
Nietzscheism
obeism
ogreism
pantheism
Parseeism
physitheism
polytheism
seism
tetratheism
tritheism

Synonyms and antonyms of antitheism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «antitheism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ANTITHEISM

Find out the translation of antitheism to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of antitheism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «antitheism» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

无神论
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

antitheism
570 millions of speakers

English

antitheism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

antitheism
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

antitheism
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

богоборчеством
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

antitheism
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

antitheism
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

antithéisme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Antitheisme
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

antitheism
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

antitheism
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

antitheism
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Antitheism
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

antitheism
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

antitheism
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रतिपक्षीवाद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

antiteizm
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

antiteismo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

antitheism
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

богоборством
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

antitheism
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αντιθεϊσμό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

antitheism
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

antitheism
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

antitheism
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of antitheism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ANTITHEISM»

The term «antitheism» is used very little and occupies the 155.530 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ANTITHEISM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «antitheism» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «antitheism» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about antitheism

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ANTITHEISM»

Discover the use of antitheism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to antitheism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Antitheism: Remarks on Its Modern Spirit (1883)
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
Richard Hill Sandys, 2010
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Antitheism Antitheism: Remarks on Its Modern Spirit (1883) ...
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
Richard Hill Sandys, 2010
3
Phenomenology of the Truth Proper to Religion: Critical ...
Hence agnosticism is an inherently unstable position; under examination, it becomes either nontheism or antitheism. Thirdly, antitheism is the interpretive claim by one who lacks an experience of the salvational Power that everyone must ...
Daniel Guerrière, 1990
4
Antitheism: Anti-Clericalism, Atheist Manifesto
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source Wikipedia, 2013
5
Institutes of Theology
You will now see the difference between two things which have never been sufficiently distinguished from each other— atheism and antitheism. The proper opposites to each other on the question of a God are theism and antitheism, held  ...
Thomas Chalmers, 1849
6
Reading Philosophy of Religion
to. New. Christopher New is a contemporary philosopher and novelist. He founded the department of philosophy at the University of Hong Kong in 1969, and was a member of that department in 1993 when 'Antitheism: A Reflection' appeared.
Graham Oppy, Michael Scott, 2010
7
Posthumous Works of the Rev. Thomas Chalmers
You will now see the difference between two things which have never been sufficiently distinguished from each other — atheism and antitheism. The proper opposttes to each other on the question of a God are theism and antitheism, held  ...
Thomas Chalmers, William Hanna, 1849
8
Political Economy from Below: Economic Thought in ...
This interpretation of Proudhon's 'antitheism' and his apparent 'philosophical confusion' rejects Aileen Kelly's conclusion that the resolution of critics' concerns as to whether or not he was an atheist can be resolved by asserting that he was ' an ...
Rob Knowles, 2004
9
Antireligion: Religion, Atheism, Antitheism, Supernatural, ...
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Antireligion is distinct from atheism and antitheism opposition to belief in deities, although antireligionists may be atheists or antitheists.
Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster, 2009
10
Prometheus Rebound: The Irony of Atheism
Jean Onimus has written that "antitheism attacks a hypothesis that it pretends to admit; it supposes for an instant the existence of God the better to affirm its rejection of him."34 The scandal of injustice that motivates Ivan Karamazov, for instance ...
Joseph C. McLelland, 1988

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ANTITHEISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term antitheism is used in the context of the following news items.
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#atheism #antitheism #religion #education #kids #GeorgeCarlin #god
Tant que nous permettons aux enfants d'être endoctrinés avec la religion, la psychose de masse ne cessera jamais. Je ne vois pas de ... «Numerama, May 15»
2
Hate crime charges in NC murders must clear tall legal hurdle
Antitheism." Another picture shows what appears to be a revolver-style pistol with the words, "Yes, that is 1 pound 5.1 ounces for my loaded 38 ... «www.worldbulletin.net, Feb 15»
3
Three Muslim college students killed in possible hate crime in North …
antitheism. Screenshot of Facebook post from Craig Hicks in 2013. Image: Facebook Craig Hicks. Chapel Hill Police said that the shooting was ... «Mashable, Feb 15»
4
Craig Stephen Hicks: The New Face Of Militant Atheism? - OpEd
Hicks' Facebook page makes it clear that he is an admirer of Dawkins and the ideology of antitheism. But to hold Dawkins responsible ... «Eurasia Review, Feb 15»
5
Antitheism and the Art of the "Hitch Slap"
Before Bill Maher became the demon-du-jour for his satirical scorn of religion, Christopher Hitchens led the charge of rhetorical antitheism. «PopMatters, Jan 15»
6
Religion's sinister fairy tale: Extremists, the religious right, Reza …
“It isn't even mere atheism.” It is in fact antitheism, which he finds “to be rooted in a naive and, dare I say, unscientific understanding of religion ... «Salon, Jan 15»
7
Op-Ed: Christopher Hitchens remembered three years on
He was a polymath with a complicated life, both intellectually and personally: he eschewed dogmatism, promoted antitheism, and publicly ... «Digital Journal, Dec 14»
8
What's new about 'New Atheism'?
It is worth clarifying terms often confused and conflated. 'Atheism' is merely lack of belief in a deity. 'Antitheism' is opposition to theism - that is, ... «The News Hub, Nov 14»
9
No God? No Problem
On occasion, antitheism has lead to hateful positions and stigmas that have damaged the reputation of atheism on the whole. Last year ... «VICE, Jan 14»
10
Do Atheists Exist?
Many people who would never think to participate in the rancor of public antitheism are nonetheless susceptible to the zeitgeist in which ... «National Review Online, Dec 13»

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« EDUCALINGO. Antitheism [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/antitheism>. Jun 2026 ».
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