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atheophobia

/ˌeɪθioʊˈfoʊbiə/

atheophobia noun: a fear or hatred of atheism or atheists.

Noun

atheophobia (uncountable)

  1. A fear or hatred of atheism or atheists.
    • At many institutions, I have found atheophobia to be rampant among students; and religiophobia to be common among faculty.2003 Spring, Robert J. Nash, “Inviting Atheists to the Table: A Modest Proposal for Higher Education”, in Religion & Education, volume 30, number 1, New York, →DOI, →ISSN
    • Atheophobia leads to invisibility for many atheists, who find it is best to keep their nonbelief hidden for their own good.2009 Spring, Kathleen M. Goodman with John A. Mueller, “Invisible, marginalized, and stigmatized: Understanding and addressing the needs of atheist students”, in New Directions for Student Services...
    Synonyms:
    secularphobia

atheophobia meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Malay

atheophobia in Hindi

fear or hatred of atheists
नास्तिकभीति nāstikbhīti

atheophobia in Tamil

இறை மறுப்பர் வெருளி

atheophobia in Bengali

fear or hatred of atheists
নাস্তিকতা বিদ্বেষী class বি nastikota biddeśi

atheophobia in Malay

fear or hatred of atheists
ateofobia

Synonyms of atheophobia

  • secularphobia

Antonyms

Origin of atheophobia

From atheo- (“a- + theo-”) + -phobia.

Questions about atheophobia

What does atheophobia mean?
Atheophobia means a fear or hatred of atheism or atheists.
What is atheophobia in Hindi?
Atheophobia in Hindi is नास्तिकभीति (nāstikbhīti). See Atheophobia meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is atheophobia?
Atheophobia is a noun.
How do you pronounce atheophobia?
Atheophobia is pronounced /ˌeɪθioʊˈfoʊbiə/.

Words near atheophobia in the dictionary

  1. atheologists
  2. atheology
  3. atheophilia
  4. atheophobe
  5. atheophobes
  6. atheophobia
  7. atheophobic
  8. atheoretical
  9. atheoreticality
  10. atheoretically
  11. atheosis

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Adapted from Wiktionary: atheophobia (page history and authors); atheophobia (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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