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atheological

atheological adjective: opposed to theology.

Adjective

atheological (comparative more atheological, superlative most atheological)

  1. Opposed to theology.
  2. atheistic
    • Fosterer of many Atheologicall Fancies1642, Richard Montagu, Acts and Monuments of the Church
    • After all, nontrivial atheological reasons, ranging from various problems of evil to naturalist theories according to which theistic belief is illusory or merely projective, are a pervasive, if not obtrusive, component of the rational portion of our intellectual heritage.1985 October, Philip L. Quinn, “In Search of the Foundations of Theism”, in Faith and Philosophy, volume 2, number 4, →DOI, →ISSN, page 481

Forms of atheological

comparativemore atheological
superlativemost atheological

Origin of atheological

From a- + theological.

Words formed from atheological

Questions about atheological

What does atheological mean?
Atheological means opposed to theology.
What part of speech is atheological?
Atheological is an adjective.

Words near atheological in the dictionary

  1. athenæums
  2. atheocracy
  3. atheocratic
  4. atheologian
  5. atheologians
  6. atheological
  7. atheologically
  8. atheologies
  9. atheologist
  10. atheologists
  11. atheology

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