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atheist
Describes the quality of not believing in the existence of one or more gods. Used predicatively to characterize a person.
Er erklärte offen, dass er Atheist sei und keiner Religion angehöre.
He openly explained that he was an atheist and did not belong to any religion.
'Atheist' (atheist) is a noun, but it is often used like an adjective after the verb 'sein' (to be). In this case, it appears without an article, similar to professions or nationalities.
Obwohl seine Familie sehr religiös ist, ist er Atheist.
Although his family is very religious, he is an atheist.
The word family includes 'der Atheismus' (atheism, the worldview) and the adjective 'atheistisch' (atheistic). The adjective is used before a noun to describe it.
Er vertritt eine atheistische Position in der Debatte.
He represents an atheistic position in the debate.
The word comes from Greek: the prefix 'a-' means 'not' or 'un-', and 'theos' means 'God'. So an atheist is literally a person who does not believe in a god.
Die Herkunft des Wortes Atheist aus dem Griechischen erklärt seine Bedeutung sehr gut.
The origin of the word atheist from Greek explains its meaning very well.
devout / credulous
'gläubig' and 'der Atheist' are opposites in the religious sense. A 'gläubig' person believes in God or in the teachings of a religion. An atheist does not believe in the existence of a god. What matters here is only the religious meaning of 'gläubig', not the meaning 'trusting naively'. So when talking about religion, you say: someone is 'gläubig' if religion plays a role for them; someone is an atheist if they do not believe in any god.
Paul ist Atheist und spricht offen über seine Sicht auf Religion.
Paul is an atheist and speaks openly about his view of religion.
Meine Großmutter ist gläubig und geht jeden Sonntag in die Kirche.
My grandmother is religious and goes to church every Sunday.