apatheism
English
Etymology
Reportedly coined in 2001, as a blend of apathy + theism, by author Robert J. Nash.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
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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Translations
apathy concerning the existence of God