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there are no atheists in foxholes

there are no atheists in foxholes proverb: in times of extreme stress or fear, even those who do not believe in a benevolent higher power will hope that one exists.

Proverb

there are no atheists in foxholes

  1. In times of extreme stress or fear, even those who do not believe in a benevolent higher power will hope that one exists.

Origin of there are no atheists in foxholes

In reference to the use of foxholes as a shelter in wartime.

Questions about there are no atheists in foxholes

What does there are no atheists in foxholes mean?
There are no atheists in foxholes means in times of extreme stress or fear, even those who do not believe in a benevolent higher power will hope that one exists.
What part of speech is there are no atheists in foxholes?
There are no atheists in foxholes is a proverb.

Words near there are no atheists in foxholes in the dictionary

  1. there and then
  2. there are
  3. there are bad apples in every orchard
  4. there are many ways to skin a cat
  5. there are more horses' asses than horses
  6. there are no atheists in foxholes
  7. there are no stupid questions
  8. there are none so blind as those who will not see
  9. there are none so deaf as those who will not hear
  10. there are plenty more fish in the sea
  11. there are plenty more pebbles on the beach

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