What does atheous mean?
Atheous means (obsolete) Atheistic..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(obsolete) Atheistic..
It is an ignorant conceit, that enquiry into nature should make men atheous: no man is so apt to see the star of Christ, as a diligent disciple of philosophy.
Thy Father, who is holy, wiſe and pure, Suffers the Hypocrite or Atheous Prieſt To tread his Sacred Courts...
In atheous men conscience becomes a scourge.
I should say science was atheous, and therefore could not be atheistic.
Use atheous when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Atheous means (obsolete) Atheistic..
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It is an ignorant conceit, that enquiry into nature should make men atheous: no man is so apt to see the star of Christ, as a diligent disciple of philosophy.
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