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<blockquote><b>Atheism</b> and pantheism are often wrongly confounded. <i>Shipley.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Godlessness.</def>

<h1>Atheist</h1> <Xpage=95>

<hw>A"the*ist</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ without god; <?/ priv. + <?/ god: cf. F. <ets>ath\'82iste</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>One who disbelieves or denies the existence of a God, or supreme intelligent Being.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A godless person.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<syn>Syn. -- Infidel; unbeliever.</syn>

<note>See <er>Infidel</er>.</note>

<h1>Atheistic, Atheistical</h1> <Xpage=95>

<hw><hw>A`the*is"tic</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <hw>A`the*is"tic*al</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Pertaining to, implying, or containing, atheism; -- applied to things; <as>as, <ex>atheistic</ex> doctrines, opinions, or books</as>.</def>

<blockquote><b>Atheistical</b> explications of natural effects. <i>Barrow.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Disbelieving the existence of a God; impious; godless; -- applied to persons; <as>as, an <ex>atheistic</ex> writer</as>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>A`the*is"tic*al*ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt> -- <wf>A`the*is"tic*al*ness</wf>, <tt>n.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Atheize</h1> <Xpage=95>

<hw>A"the*ize</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To render atheistic or godless.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<blockquote>They endeavored to <b>atheize</b> one another. <i>Berkeley.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Atheize</h1> <Xpage=95>

<hw>A"the*ize</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To discourse, argue, or act as an atheist.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> -- <wordforms><wf>A"the*i`zer</wf> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt></wordforms>

<i>Cudworth.</i>

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<h1>Atheling</h1> <Xpage=96>

<hw>Ath"el*ing</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>\'91<?/eling</ets> noble, fr. <ets>\'91<?/ele</ets> noble, akin to G. <ets>adel</ets> nobility, <ets>edel</ets> noble. The word <ets>\'91<?/el</ets>, E. <ets>ethel</ets>, is in many AS. proper names, as <ets>Ethel</ets>wolf, noble wolf; <ets>Ethel</ets>bald, noble bold; <ets>Ethel</ets>bert, noble bright.]</ety> <def>An Anglo-Saxon prince or nobleman; esp., the heir apparent or a prince of the royal family.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>Adeling</asp> and <asp>\'92theling</asp>.]</altsp>

<mhw><h1>Atheneum, Athen\'91um</h1> <Xpage=96>

<hw>Ath`e*ne"um</hw>, <hw>Ath`e*n\'91"um</hw> <tt>(#)</tt></mhw>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. E. <plw>Atheneums</plw> <tt>(#)</tt>, L. <plw>Athen\'91a</plw> <tt>(#)</tt>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>Athenaemum</ets>, Gr. <?/ a temple of Minerva at Athens, fr. <?/, contr. fr. <?/, <?/, in Homer <?/, <?/, Athene (called <i>Minerva</i> by the Romans), the tutelary goddess of Athens.]</ety> <p><b>1</b> <fld>(Gr. Antiq.)</fld> <def>A temple of Athene, at Athens, in which scholars and poets were accustomed to read their works and instruct students.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A school founded at Rome by Hadrian.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>A literary or scientific association or club.</def>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>A building or an apartment where a library, periodicals, and newspapers are kept for use.</def>

<h1>Athenian</h1> <Xpage=96>

<hw>A*the"ni*an</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>Ath\'82nien</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to Athens, the metropolis of Greece. -- <tt>n.</tt> A native or citizen of Athens.</def>

<h1>Atheological</h1> <Xpage=96>