atheist wretch

A contemptuous term for an atheist. "The weakest atheist - wretch all heaven defies, But shrinks and shudders when the thunder flies." Pope: Homer's Iliad , bk. xx., 421-2. a-the-ist-ic, a-the-ist-ic-al, s. atheist; -ic, -ical. In Ital. ateistico .] [Eng. 1. Of persons: Disbelieving or doubting the existence of a God. "It is an ignorant conceit, that enquiry into nature should make them atheistic ."-Bp. Hall: Contemplations; The Sages and Star. (Richardson.) a stupid, an atheistical, an irreligious fool."Jeremy Taylor: Of the Decalogue. Works (ed. 1839), vol. iii., p. 26. 2. Of speeches, writings, & c . Containing or involving atheism. "... atheistical explications of natural effects and common events."- Barrow, vol. 1., Ser. 3. a-the-ist-ic-al-lý, adv. [Eng. atheistical; suff. -ly.) In an atheistic manner; inclined towards atheism. "I entreat such as are atheistically inclined to consider these things."- Til lots on , a-the-ist'-ic-al-ne , s . [Eng. atheistical ; -ne .) The quality of being atheistic. "Lord, purge out of all hearts profanene and atheistical ne .-Hammond: Fundamentals.