atheophobia
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From atheo- (“a- + theo-”) + -phobia.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˌeɪθioʊˈfoʊbiə/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
[edit]atheophobia (uncountable)
- Fear or hatred of atheism or atheists.
- 2003 Spring, Robert J. Nash, “Inviting Atheists to the Table: A Modest Proposal for Higher Education”, in Religion & Education, volume 30, number 1, New York, , →ISSN:
- At many institutions, I have found atheophobia to be rampant among students; and religiophobia to be common among faculty.
- 2009 Spring, Kathleen M. Goodman with John A. Mueller, “Invisible, marginalized, and stigmatized: Understanding and addressing the needs of atheist students”, in New Directions for Student Services, number 125, , →ISSN, pages 55–63:
- Atheophobia leads to invisibility for many atheists, who find it is best to keep their nonbelief hidden for their own good.
- 2011 January 25, Dan Barker, The Good Atheist: Living a Purpose-Filled Life Without God, Berkeley: Ulysses Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 42:
- Atheophobia should be just as unacceptable as homophobia, anti-Semitism, or racism.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:atheophobia.
Antonyms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]fear or hatred of atheists
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