Pseudo-atheism

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Supposed atheism that is not true atheism. uncountable

    "This absolute characteristic is in direct contrast with the pseudo-atheism of the past, a brand of atheism in which men did not so much deny God but rather what amounted to a personal or cultural projection of God."

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"This absolute characteristic is in direct contrast with the pseudo-atheism of the past, a brand of atheism in which men did not so much deny God but rather what amounted to a personal or cultural projection of God."

Etymology

From pseudo- + atheism.

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