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alt.atheist

alt.atheist noun: a participant in the Usenet newsgroup alt.atheism.

Noun

alt.atheist (plural alt.atheists)

  1. (Internet) A participant in the Usenet newsgroup alt.atheism.
    • What alt.atheists believe. (To clarify, I am coining a new term "alt.atheist" to avoid the baggage of existing terms).1990 September 21, Jim Perry, “Front-door Atheism”, in alt.atheism (Usenet), retrieved 07 May 2022
    • The thing is that atheists (or, at least, alt.atheists) do not hold science as religion, but as science. Science-as-religion is held by some half-assedly-educated laymen, of which you do not see many here (your opinion of somne alt.atheists notwithstanding).1997 October 14, MindFlayer, “Atheists and Aliens”, in alt.paranormal (Usenet), retrieved 07 May 2022

Forms of alt.atheist

pluralalt.atheists

Origin of alt.atheist

Blend of alt.atheism + atheist.

Questions about alt.atheist

What does alt.atheist mean?
Alt.atheist means a participant in the Usenet newsgroup alt.atheism.
What part of speech is alt.atheist?
Alt.atheist is a noun.
What is the plural of alt.atheist?
The plural of alt.atheist is alt.atheists.

Words near alt.atheist in the dictionary

  1. alt.
  2. alt.1der
  3. alt.1ders
  4. alt.2600er
  5. alt.2600ers
  6. alt.atheist
  7. alt.atheists
  8. alt.flamer
  9. alt.flamers
  10. alt.horrorian
  11. alt.horrorians

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