atheophobic

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adjective

Having fear or hatred of atheism or atheists.

Scrabble 23

Meanings

adjectiveatheophobic (comparative more atheophobic, superlative most atheophobic)

comparative more atheophobic · superlative most atheophobic

  1. 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 34
    2 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, →ISSN

    Is 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

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