atheist

  1. Noun.  (context, narrowly) A person who believes that no deities exist (qualifier, especially) .
  2. Noun.  (context, broadly) A person who does not believe that any deities exist, but who does not necessarily believe that no deities exist.
  3. Noun.  (context, loosely) A person who has no belief in any deities, including those with no concept of deities.
  4. Noun.  (context, loosely) A person who does not believe in a particular deity (or any deity in a particular pantheon), notwithstanding that they may believe in another deity.
  5. Adjective.  Of or relating to atheists or atheism; atheistic.

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