atheist
part of speech
noun (an atheist, atheists); adjective (atheist)
meaning for a pupil
1) An atheist is a person who believes there is no God or gods. tree →
2) As an adjective, atheist describes such a person or view. tree →
sense in the lessons
In RE and ethics lessons, pupils learn that people hold many views: theists believe in God, atheists do not, and agnostics say they cannot know. Atheists can be kind and moral, just as religious people can; respect for different beliefs is part of school values. Phrases: be an atheist, an atheist view, atheists and believers.
examples
- My uncle is an atheist, but he still comes to our carol service. tree →
- An atheist does not believe in any god. tree →
- Atheists and Christians talked politely in the debate. tree →
- She became an atheist when she was older. tree →
- In ethics class, an atheist and a Muslim pupil shared their views. tree →
- Being an atheist doesn't mean you have no values. tree →
note
Countable: an atheist (use "an"). Noun for the belief: atheism. Spelling: a-the-ist (Greek "a" = without, "theos" = god). Not the same as agnostic (not sure) or humanist (a non-religious view based on reason and kindness).
In the corpora
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «atheist» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.