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French
Etymology
From Latin atheos, from Ancient Greek ἄθεος (átheos).
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Adjective
athée (plural athées)
- atheistic
Noun
athée m or f by sense (plural athées)
- atheist
1772, Paul-Henri Thiry (baron d') Holbach, Le Bon-Sens, ou, Idées Naturelles Opposées aux Idées Surnaturelles, London: Marc-Michel Rey, →LCCN, →OL, §30, page 22:Tous les enfans ſont des athées; ils n’ont aucune idée de Dieu: ſont-ils donc criminels à cauſe de cette ignorance?- All children are born atheists; they have no idea of God. Are they then criminal on account of their ignorance?
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Etymology
From Latin atheos, from Ancient Greek ἄθεος (átheos, “godless, without God”).
Noun
athée m or f (plural athées)
- (Jersey) atheist