Apostasy vs. Atheism
Apostasynoun
The renunciation of a belief or set of beliefs.
Apostasynoun
Specifically, the renunciation of one's religion or faith.
Apostasynoun
An abandonment of what one has voluntarily professed; a total desertion of departure from one's faith, principles, or party; esp., the renunciation of a religious faith; as, Julian's apostasy from Christianity.
Apostasynoun
the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)
Apostasynoun
the act of abandoning a party or cause
Apostasy
Apostasy (; Greek: ἀποστασία apostasía, ) is the formal disaffiliation from, abandonment of, or renunciation of a religion by a person. It can also be defined within the broader context of embracing an opinion that is contrary to one's previous religious beliefs.
Atheismnoun
(narrowly) Belief that no deities exist (sometimes including rejection of other religious beliefs).
Atheismnoun
(broadly) Rejection of belief that any deities exist (with or without a belief that no deities exist).
Atheismnoun
(very broadly) Absence of belief that any deities exist (including absence of the concept of deities).
Atheismnoun
(historical) Absence of belief in a particular deity, pantheon, or religious doctrine (notwithstanding belief in other deities).
Atheismnoun
The disbelief or denial of the existence of a God, or supreme intelligent Being.
Atheismnoun
Godlessness.
Atheismnoun
the doctrine or belief that there is no God
Atheismnoun
a lack of belief in the existence of God or gods
Atheismnoun
disbelief or lack of belief in the existence of God or gods.
Atheism
Atheism, in the broadest sense, is an absence of belief in the existence of deities. Less broadly, atheism is a rejection of the belief that any deities exist.
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