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- pronunciation:
- eI
thi
ihst
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a person who believes that there is no god or gods.
His mother went to church every Sunday, but his father was an atheist and never went with her. |
| derivations: |
atheistic (adj.), atheistically (adv.) |
The word atheist
contains the following parts:
a-1, an-1
Greek
prefix
that means not, without
  More about this word part:
Words prefixed with a-1, an-1 are nouns and adjectives. Some are loanwords from Greek (amorphous, atrophy). Others are English formations, which may attach the prefix to English words of Latin origin (asocial, amoral) or Greek origin (apolitical). The form a-1 is used before bases beginning with a consonant, while an-1 is used before bases beginning with a vowel.
Example words:
abyss, amethyst, amnesia, anaemia, anarchy, anecdote, anemia, anesthesia, anonymous, apathy, atheist, atom
the, theo
Greek
root
that means god
Example words:
- synonyms:
- dei, div
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