apatheism
Appearance
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Reportedly coined in 2001, as a blend of apathy + theism, by author Robert J. Nash.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌæpəˈθi.ɪzəm/, enPR: ăp'ə-thēʹĭz-əm
Noun
[edit]apatheism (uncountable)
- (religion) Apathy towards the existence of a god; belief that the question of the existence of a god is unimportant.
- Synonym: apnosticism
- Coordinate terms: agnosticism, atheism, atheophobia, ignosticism
- 2003 May, Jonathan Rauch, “Let It Be”, in The Atlantic[1]:
- [A]patheism is an attitude, not a belief system, and the over-riding fact is that these people are relaxed about religion.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]apathy concerning the existence of God
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