Faitheist

Quick meaning: Faitheist is a noun meaning Of or pertaining to faitheism.

Meaning

Of or pertaining to faitheism.

More Meanings

1. (slang, neologism) An atheist who thinks faith should not be criticized.

Example Sentences

I see the "faitheists" as parallels to the quietly closeted gays who cringed at the tactics of Act Up or the sit-in counter veterans who shook their heads at Malcolm X.

Those are all appeals made either to the assumptions that Dennett shares with the belief-believers (or “faitheists”) or to their own priorities in ways that challenge their essential reasons for believing in belief.

You're Not Helping is a blog started by a faitheist; that is, an atheist who sees value in faith or, at least, that some respect for their beliefs is in order. Even more particularly, a faitheist thinks that some atheist behaviour (typically labelled 'new atheist') is driving a wedge between 'moderate' theists and the rest of rational society.

Word Forms

• faitheists

Antonyms for faitheist

Common opposites include apistevist.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include aatheist, faithhead, apistevist, antiatheist, fideist, fundie.

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