Meanings
- uncountableA fear or hatred of atheism or atheists.
Atheophobia should be just as unacceptable as homophobia, anti-Semitism, or racism.
2011 January 25, Dan Barker, The Good Atheist: Living a Purpose-Filled Life Without God, Berkeley: Ulysses Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 422 more examples
At many institutions, I have found atheophobia to be rampant among students; and religiophobia to be common among faculty.
2003 Spring, Robert J. Nash, “Inviting Atheists to the Table: A Modest Proposal for Higher Education”, in Religion & Education, volume 30, number 1, New York, →DOI, →ISSNAtheophobia leads to invisibility for many atheists, who find it is best to keep their nonbelief hidden for their own good.
2009 Spring, Kathleen M. Goodman with John A. Mueller, “Invisible, marginalized, and stigmatized: Understanding and addressing the needs of atheist students”, in New Directions for Student Services, number 125, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 55–63Synonyms: secularphobia
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA fear or hatred of atheism or atheists.
Origin
From atheo- (“a- + theo-”) + -phobia.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bengali নাস্তিকতা বিদ্বেষী class বি
- নাস্তিকতা বিদ্বেষী class বি (nastikota biddeśi)fear or hatred of atheists
Danish ateofobi
- ateofobifear or hatred of atheists
Finnish ateismin pelko, ateofobia
- ateismin pelkofear or hatred of atheists
- ateofobiafear or hatred of atheists
French athéophobie
- athéophobiefear or hatred of atheists
Hindi नास्तिकभीति
- नास्तिकभीति (nāstikbhīti)fear or hatred of atheists
Japanese 無神論恐怖症
- 無神論恐怖症 (mushinron kyōfu-shō)fear or hatred of atheists
Malay ateofobia
- ateofobiafear or hatred of atheists
Polish ateofobia
- ateofobiafear or hatred of atheists
Russian атеофо́бия
- атеофо́бия (atɛofóbija)fear or hatred of atheists
Cite this entry
atheophobia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atheophobia
“atheophobia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atheophobia. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “atheophobia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atheophobia.
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