aatheist

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aatheist

  • /eɪˈeɪ.θi.ɪst/

Where it comes from

From a- + atheist, a negation of a negation.

Technically (and disregarding this word's informality and humorousness), it should have been “anatheist”, with the euphonious prevocalic alpha privative (i.e., an-), from Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-); compare anaesthesia (from an- + aesthesia), anarchy, anorexia, and anaerobic.

noun aatheists

  1. humorous, informal A person who does not believe in the existence of atheists. A weak aatheist is someone who lacks belief in the existence of atheists. A strong aatheist is someone who believes that atheists do not exist. […] Now. I'm a weak aatheist. That doesn't mean I can't be a theist. I believe my toaster is god. So, I consider myself to be a theist. Most atheist^([sic])

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"aatheist." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/aatheist. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"aatheist." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/aatheist.

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@misc{aatheist_2026,
  title = {aatheist},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aatheist},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}