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Meaning of "nontheistic" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NONTHEISTIC

nontheistic  [ˌnɒnˌθiːˈɪstɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NONTHEISTIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Nontheistic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES NONTHEISTIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Nontheism

Nontheism is a term that covers a range of both religious and nonreligious attitudes characterized by the absence or rejection of theism or any belief in a personal god or gods. It has become an umbrella term for summarizing various distinct and even mutually exclusive positions united by a naturalist approach, such as agnosticism, ignosticism, skepticism, and atheism. It is in use in the fields of Christian apologetics and general liberal theology. Sometimes used synonymously with the term atheism, it can also include positions of belief in a non-personal deity, such as deism, pantheism and transtheism. Nontheism can be expressed in a variety of ways. Strong or positive atheism is the positive belief that a god does not exist. Someone who does not think about the existence of a deity may be termed a weak or negative atheist, or more specifically implicitly atheist. Other, more qualified types of nontheism are often known as agnosticism: strong or positive agnosticism is the belief that it is impossible for humans to know whether or not any deities exist.

Definition of nontheistic in the English dictionary

The definition of nontheistic in the dictionary is of or pertaining to the views of a nontheist.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NONTHEISTIC


altruistic
ˌæltrʊˈɪstɪk
Dadaistic
ˌdɑːdɑːˈɪstɪk
deistic
diːˈɪstɪk
ditheistic
ˌdaɪθiːˈɪstɪk
euphuistic
ˌjuːfjuːˈɪstɪk
expressionistic
ɪkˌsprɛʃ ənˈɪstɪk
henotheistic
ˌhenəʊθiːˈɪstɪk
humoristic
ˌhjuːmərˈɪstɪk
jingoistic
ˌdʒɪŋɡəʊˈɪstɪk
monotheistic
ˌmɒnəʊθiːˈɪstɪk
mutualistic
ˌmjuːtʃʊəlˈɪstɪk
polytheistic
ˌpɒlɪθiːˈɪstɪk
shamanistic
ˌʃeɪmənˈɪstɪk
terroristic
ˌtɛrərˈɪstɪk
theistic
θiːˈɪstɪk
touristic
tʊərˈɪstɪk
tritheistic
ˌtraɪθiːˈɪstɪk
truistic
truːˈɪstɪk
voodooistic
ˌvuːduːˈɪstɪk
zootheistic
ˌzəʊəθiːˈɪstɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NONTHEISTIC

nontaxable
nonteaching
nonteaching staff
nontechnical
nontemporal
nontenured
nonterminal
nonterminating
nontheatrical
nontheist
nontheological
nontheoretical
nontherapeutic
nonthermal
nonthinking
nonthreatening
nontidal
nontitle
nontobacco
nontonal

WORDS THAT END LIKE NONTHEISTIC

anachronistic
artistic
autistic
ballistic
characteristic
deterministic
domestic
futuristic
holistic
linguistic
logistic
minimalistic
optimistic
probabilistic
realistic
sadistic
simplistic
statistic
stylistic
synergistic
unrealistic

Synonyms and antonyms of nontheistic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «nontheistic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NONTHEISTIC

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

Translator English - Chinese

无神论
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

no teísta
570 millions of speakers

English

nontheistic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

nontheistic
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الإلحاد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

нетеистических
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

não-teísta
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

nontheistic
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

non-théiste
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Nonteiistik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

nontheistic
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

nontheistic
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

nontheistic
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nontheistic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vô thần
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

nontheistic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नोत्सवात्मक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

nontheistic
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

non teistica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nontheistic
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нетеїстичною
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

teiste
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

nontheistic
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nontheistic
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nontheistic
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nontheistic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nontheistic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NONTHEISTIC»

The term «nontheistic» is used very little and occupies the 158.085 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NONTHEISTIC» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NONTHEISTIC»

Discover the use of nontheistic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nontheistic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
God and Evidence: Problems for Theistic Philosophers
Empirical studies and theologies aside, there is little doubt that some nontheistic philosophers have willfully rejected evidence of God's existence or refused to consider it—after all, everyone succumbs to irrational or nonrational factors from  ...
Rob Lovering, 2013
2
Nontheistic Religions
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Frederic P Miller, Agnes F Vandome, John McBrewster, 2011
3
The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Religion
THAT there are nontheistic conceptions of the divine is at first sight a puzzling idea. To call something “divine” is, after all, just to call it God, or at least to place it in close proximity to God; the etymology of the word (Latin divus/deus; Sanskrit ...
William Wainwright, 2004
4
Contemplative Science: Where Buddhism and Neuroscience Converge
BUDDHIST NONTHEISM, POLYTHEISM, AND MONOTHEISM FORA VARIETY of reasons Buddhism is usually referred to as a nontheistic religion, and this sets it radically apart from Christianity and all other theistic religions. Scholars may ...
B. Alan Wallace, 2013
5
Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Religion
monotheistic) and nontheistic notions of deity in early Greek thought were regarded as philosophically and religiously compatible. Whatever the relationbetween theistic and non theistic notionsofdeity was in early Greek, Indian, or Chinese ...
Chad Meister, Paul Copan, 2013
6
Christian Apologetics
Miracles in Nontheistic Religion. It is clear that miracles can occur in theistic religions, but what about miracle claims in nontheistic religions (which abound). Three points need to be made in response. First, true miracles are not possible in  ...
Norman L. Geisler, 2013
7
The Humanist Way: An Introduction to Ethical Humanist Religion
Serious dialogue requires that the genuineness of the nontheistic Humanist's religious convictions be recognized and respected as other sincere professions of religious feeling are treated. Light- minded ridicule of nontheistic religion as ...
Edward L. Ericson, 1988
8
The Wisdom to Doubt: A Justification of Religious Skepticism
Converts to Nontheistic Religion Those who emphasize the importance of searching for God sometimes suggest that the searcher needs to continue in this for some considerable period of time, at various levels of life (emotional, moral, ...
J. L. Schellenberg, 2007
9
Journey without Goal: The Tantric Wisdom of the Buddha
That is the nontheistic lifestyle: we can't do everything for one another. We have to make do for ourselves. We have to learn how to live with nature. So the nontheistic tradition is much harsher than the theistic tradition. It is very skeptical,  ...
Chogyam Trungpa, 2010
10
William E. Connolly: Democracy, Pluralism and Political Theory
A philosophy of individuality and nontheistic reverence for existence must identify ways and means to wage a battle against existential resentment and to elicit respect for the diversity of existence while doing so. (Identity\Difference, 81) Such a ...
Samuel A Chambers, Terrell Carver, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NONTHEISTIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nontheistic is used in the context of the following news items.
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Oakland's Humanist Hall Declared a Nuisance
As a Humanist organization, members of the church are generally nontheistic and stress the importance of living an ethical life without ... «East Bay Express, Jul 15»
2
More Americans, Virginians identifying as religiously unaffiliated
... Damerow, the interim executive director for the Secular Coalition for America, an advocacy group representing 17 nontheistic organizations. «Daily Press, Jul 15»
3
Everything Essential Buddhism
While Buddhism may be considered a nontheistic religion, it transcends religious belief into practical experience. You don't believe in ... «Beliefnet, Jul 15»
4
Equality, not faith, at risk in Brevard County invocation flap
In a May 26 letter, the group demanded that a handful of "nontheistic individuals ... or other representatives or members of nontheistic ... «Orlando Sentinel, Jul 15»
5
Secular Student Society has conference in Columbus
Greaves presents Satanism as a nontheistic religion, he said in an interview. In his eyes, it's not the worship of Satan but using Satan as a ... «Columbus Dispatch, Jul 15»
6
Atheist group to sue Brevard over invocation policy
That letter, dated May 26, asks the commissioners to allow five listed "nontheistic individuals ... or other representatives or members of ... «Florida Today, Jul 15»
7
Religious Liberty Is a Shield and Not a Sword
... voice of wide array of atheists, agnostics, humanists, freethinkers and other nontheistic Americans. Together we might not agree on theology, ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
8
Disappointing People with my Non-Belief
I find polarised people in the nontheistic community and b.) What might be considered “liberal” here in the US is actually rather middle-ground ... «Patheos, Jun 15»
9
Buddhists and Catholics travel to the Vatican to talk about the …
And the Church teaches a belief in God as an absolute, whereas Buddhism is a nontheistic religion. There are also many obvious differences in ... «ChristianToday, Jun 15»
10
The battle of secularism vs. religion
In fact the secular humanists themselves argued before an Oregon court to be declared a nontheistic religion (American Humanist Association ... «Columbia Daily Herald, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Nontheistic [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/nontheistic>. Apr 2024 ».
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