atheism
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atheism
The worldview or conviction that denies the existence of a god, multiple gods, or transcendent beings.
In seinem Buch argumentiert der Philosoph für den Atheismus als eine logische Konsequenz der Wissenschaft.
In his book, the philosopher argues for atheism as a logical consequence of science.
The word has Greek roots: 'a-' means 'without' and 'theos' means 'God'. The ending '-ismus' (-ism) often marks a worldview or doctrine.
Die Geschichte des Atheismus ist eng mit der Aufklärung verbunden.
The history of atheism is closely connected with the Enlightenment.
If you know 'Atheismus' (atheism), you can easily derive the related words for the person ('der Atheist' / 'die Atheistin' — the atheist) and the adjective ('atheistisch' — atheistic).
Sie vertritt eine atheistische Position.
She represents an atheistic position.
In the context of beliefs, 'Atheismus' (atheism) is often used with verbs like 'vertreten' (to advocate), 'verbreiten' (to spread), or the phrase 'sich zum Atheismus bekennen' (to openly identify with atheism).
In der Diskussion bekannte er sich offen zum Atheismus.
In the discussion, he openly identified with atheism.
