athanor (athanor)

[Late ME. also a the nor (cf. F. athanor ), Gymnoblastea (which see). a thecate (ath'e-kat), a. [NL. a the cat us, atheismo = A the cat a. atheism (a'thē-izm), n. [F. athéis me = Pg. Sp. It. ateismo, Atheism is a disbelief in the existence of God-that is, disbelief in any regularity in the universe to which man must conform himself under penalties. J. R. Seeley, Nat. Religion, p. 26. 2. The denial of theism, that is, of the doctrine that the great first cause is a supreme, intelligent, righteous person.-3. A practical indifference to and disregard of God; godle ne . [In the first sense above given, atheism is to be discriminated from pantheism, which denies the personality of God, and from agnosticism, which denies the po ibility of positive knowledge concerning him. In the second sense, atheism includes both pantheism and agnosticism.]