atheist

Questions about atheist

What does atheist mean?

atheist means "someone who does not believe in the existence of a god". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in atheist?

atheist has 3 syllables: a-the-ist. The stress falls on "a". In IPA it is /ˈeɪθiəst/.

What is another word for atheist?

Close synonyms include atheistic, atheistical. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is atheist a common word?

atheist is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.