pseudo-atheism

noun

Supposed atheism that is not true atheism.

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Meanings

nounpseudo-atheism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableSupposed atheism that is not true atheism.

    This absolute characteristic is in direct contrast with the pseudo-atheism of the past, a brand of atheism in which men did not so much deny God but rather what amounted to a personal or cultural projection of God.

    1967, Listening, volume 2, page 104

Origin

From pseudo- + atheism.

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