Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

atheous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: atheous
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Obsolete

adj

Without God, neither accepting nor denying him.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"It is an ignorant conceit, that enquiry into nature should make men atheous: no man is so apt to see the star of Christ, as a diligent disciple of philosophy."
"Thy Father, who is holy, wiſe and pure, Suffers the Hypocrite or Atheous Prieſt To tread his Sacred Courts..."
"In atheous men conscience becomes a scourge."
"I should say science was atheous, and therefore could not be atheistic."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄθεος (átheos, “without God/gods”). See atheist.

Usage

Obsolete

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Religion.

Inflected Forms

more atheous (comparative) most atheous (superlative)

Questions

What does atheous mean?: Atheistic.
Where does atheous come from?: From Ancient Greek ἄθεος (átheos, “without God/gods”). See atheist.

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