atheism

  1. Noun.  (context, narrowly) Belief that no deities exist (sometimes, excluding other religious beliefs).
  2. Noun.  (context, broadly) Rejection of belief that any deities exist (with or without a belief that no deities exist).
  3. Noun.  (context, very broadly) Absence of belief that any deities exist (including absence of the concept of deities).
  4. Noun.  (context, loosely) Absence of belief in a particular deity, pantheon, or religious doctrine (notwithstanding belief in other deities).

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