ATHEOUS

Etymology

Adjective

atheous (comparative more atheous, superlative most atheous)

(obsolete) atheistic

(obsolete) Without God, neither accepting nor denying him.

Source: Wiktionary


A"the*ous, a. Etym: [Gr. Atheist.]

1. Atheistic; impious. [Obs.] Milton.

2. Without God, neither accepting nor denying him. I should say science was atheous, and therefore could not be atheistic. Bp. of Carlisle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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