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Definition of Atheous
1. a. Atheistic; impious.
Definition of Atheous
1. Adjective. (obsolete) atheistic ¹
2. Adjective. (obsolete) Without God, neither accepting nor denying him. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Atheous
1. godless [adj] - See also: godless
Lexicographical Neighbors of Atheous
Literary usage of Atheous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Popular Science Monthly (1880)
"Therefore, so far as his investigations are concerned, there is no God ; or, to
use the word above suggested, his investigations are atheous. ..."
2. The Journal of Science, and Annals of Astronomy, Biology, Geology by James Samuelson, William Crookes (1880)
"If I might coin a word I should say that science was atheous, and therefore could
not be atheistic ; that is to say, its investigations and reasonings are ..."
3. Christianity and Evolution: Modern Problems of the Faith by George Matheson (1887)
"If I might coin a word, I should say that science was atheous, and therefore
could not be atheistic ; that is to say, its investigations and reasonings are ..."
4. The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott, Bart by John Milton, John Mitford, Walter Scott (1850)
"485 Thy Father, who is holy, wise, and pure, Suffers the hypocrite or atheous
priest To tread his sacred courts, and minister About his altar, handling holy ..."
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