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Atheist

Atheist, a person who does not believe the existence of a Deity.  Many people, both ancient and modern, have pretended to atheism, or have been reckoned atheists by the world; but it is justly questioned whether any man seriously adopted such a principle.  These pretensions, therefore, must be founded on pride or affectation.

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