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atheophobia

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Etymology

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From atheo- (a- + theo-) +‎ -phobia.

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Noun

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atheophobia (uncountable)

  1. 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, →DOI, →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, →DOI, →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.

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