atheology
Meaningagainst reasoning about a god
Common meaning: argument against belief in God
- anot, without (Greek ἀ-/ἀν-)Liddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. · scan
- theoa godLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 668 · scan
- loga word, saying; reckoning, reasonLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 476 · scan
- ynoun ending: study, state or act
‘not, without (Greek ἀ-/ἀν-)’ + ‘a god’ + ‘a word, saying’ → atheology
Journey through time
Neither part’s path through time is traced in our sources yet; each root is shown from its dictionary entry.
- theo — Ancient Greek θεός (theós) “a god” (dictionary form; path not traced)
- log — Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) “a word, saying; reckoning, reason” (dictionary form; path not traced)
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
- US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
Origin: Built on Ancient Greek θεός (theós) ‘a god’ + Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) ‘a word, saying; reckoning, reason’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), entry θεός (theós), p. 668 · dictionary scan
Roots
- θεός (theós) Ancient Greek “a god”
- λόγος (lógos) Ancient Greek “a word, saying; reckoning, reason”
Related words
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