apatheism
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Reportedly coined in 2001, as a blend of apathy and theism, by author Robert J. Nash.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA: /æ.pə.θi.ɪzəm/
Noun[edit]
apatheism (uncountable)
- (religion) Apathy towards the existence of a god; belief that the question of the existence of a god is unimportant.
- 2003, Jonathan Rauch "Let It Be," The Atlantic (US), May (retrieved 26 Sep 2010):
- [A]patheism is an attitude, not a belief system, and the over-riding fact is that these people are relaxed about religion.
- 2003, Jonathan Rauch "Let It Be," The Atlantic (US), May (retrieved 26 Sep 2010):
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Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
apathy concerning the existence of God
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Robert J. Nash, Religious Pluralism in the Academy: Opening the Dialogue (2001), ISBN 9780820455921, p. 27.
