A"the*ism (#), n. [Cf. F. ath'eisme. See Atheist.]
1.
The disbelief or denial of the existence of a God, or supreme intelligent Being.
Atheism is a ferocious system, that leaves nothing above us to excite awe, nor around us to awaken tenderness.
R. Hall.
Atheism and pantheism are often wrongly confounded.
Shipley.
2.
Godlessness.
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