Etymology

athean

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Today it means: Atheistic, atheistical. Full definition →

First used 17th c.
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The story

From Ancient Greek ἄθεος (átheos, “godless, without god”) + -an.

First known use, by meaning

  • 17th c. Atheistic, atheistical.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.