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Atheistical

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Meaning

Of or relating to atheism; atheistic..

Example Sentences

A letter from Mr. [Brian Houghton] Hodgson to Mr. Bayley, was then read, giving an outline of the theocracy of the Buddha system of Nepal. […] According to the information now communicated, the northern Buddhas acknowledge four sets of divine beings, or of superhuman objects of veneration. The first of these is, contrary to the generally supposed atheistical tendency of the faith, one primæval and uncreated deity. This first Buddha manifested five of his attributes, as five secondary Buddhas; in one of whom, Amitabha, or the 'immeasurably splendid,' in Prakrit and Pali, Amitabo, we recognise the Amito of the Japanese.

Synonyms for atheistical

atheisticirreligiousunbelievingatheist

Antonyms for atheistical

theistical

Related Words

irreligiousunbelievingatheisticallatheocraticapatheticallotheisticagathisticanarchistictheistictheisticaldeisticalkathenotheisticagnosticheathenisticathetosictheophobicastrotheologicalamoralisticmaltheistdeistic

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does atheistical mean?

Atheistical means Of or relating to atheism; atheistic..

What is a synonym for atheistical?

Common synonyms include atheistic, irreligious, unbelieving, atheist.

What is the opposite of atheistical?

Possible antonyms include theistical.

How do you use atheistical in a sentence?

A letter from Mr. [Brian Houghton] Hodgson to Mr. Bayley, was then read, giving an outline of the theocracy of the Buddha system of Nepal. […] According to the information now communicated, the northern Buddhas acknowledge four sets of divine beings, or of superhuman objects of veneration. The first of these is, contrary to the generally supposed atheistical tendency of the faith, one primæval and uncreated deity. This first Buddha manifested five of his attributes, as five secondary Buddhas; in one of whom, Amitabha, or the 'immeasurably splendid,' in Prakrit and Pali, Amitabo, we recognise the Amito of the Japanese.

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