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faithectomy

faithectomy noun: a removal of faith.

Noun

faithectomy (plural faithectomies)

  1. A removal of faith.
    • Our planet needs a faithectomy. I gave up the religion, but I kept the music.2008, Dan Barker, Godless: How an Evangelical Preacher Became One of America's Leading Atheists, Ulysses Press, →ISBN, page 324

Forms of faithectomy

pluralfaithectomies

Origin of faithectomy

From faith + -ectomy.

Words that rhyme with faithectomy

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Questions about faithectomy

What does faithectomy mean?
Faithectomy means a removal of faith.
What part of speech is faithectomy?
Faithectomy is a noun.
What is the plural of faithectomy?
The plural of faithectomy is faithectomies.

Words near faithectomy in the dictionary

  1. faithbreakers
  2. faithcure
  3. faithcures
  4. faithe
  5. faithectomies
  6. faithectomy
  7. faithed
  8. faitheism
  9. faitheist
  10. faitheists
  11. faithes

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