See also: athéophobe

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a- +‎ theo- +‎ -phobe

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atheophobe (plural atheophobes)

  1. An individual who hates or fears atheism or atheists.
    • 2000 June 5, Ed. Stoebenau, “Re: Why are Christians surprised that Atheists are normal???”, in alt.atheism[1] (Usenet), message-ID <odfojs07c572caog2ep058248er7lumqc1@4ax.com>:
      Yeah, why would I read something by an atheophobe with no understanding of what atheism is?
    • 2009 October/November, David Rand, “Theism As Hate Propaganda”, in Free Inquiry[2], volume 29, number 6, →ISSN:
      And it must be done among believers by shaming the atheophobes, pointing out to them the destructive, irrational, and especially immoral nature of their prejudice and challenging them to jettison it.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:atheophobe.

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