Meanings
comparative more atheophobic · superlative most atheophobic
- Having fear or hatred of atheism or atheists.
He was atheophobic.
1987, Robert L. Rafford, “Atheophobia: An Introduction”, in Religious Humanism, volume 21, Fellowship of Religious Humanists, page 342 more examples
These students, along with some faculty, are the non-believers who fit the atheophobic stereotypes that I mentioned earlier.
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, →ISSNIs it possible to believe in a god-creator of moral principles and nevertheless not be atheophobic, i.e., not consider non-believers morally inferior?
2009 October/November, David Rand, “Theism As Hate Propaganda”, in Free Inquiry, volume 29, number 6, →ISSN
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
From atheo- (“from a- + theo-”) + -phobic.
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