atheophobia

English

WOTD – 11 May 2012

Etymology

atheo- (“a- + theo-”) +‎ -phobia

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌeɪθioʊˈfoʊbiə/

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Noun

atheophobia (uncountable)

1. Fear or hatred of atheism or atheists.
   • 2003 Spring, Robert J. Nash, “Inviting Atheists to the Table: A Modest Proposal for Higher Education”, in Religion & Education, volume 30, number 1, New York, →DOI, →ISSN:

     At many institutions, I have found atheophobia to be rampant among students; and religiophobia to be common among faculty.

   • 2009 Spring, Kathleen M. Goodman with John A. Mueller, “Invisible, marginalized, and stigmatized: Understanding and addressing the needs of atheist students”, in New Directions for Student Services, number 125, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 55–63:

     Atheophobia leads to invisibility for many atheists, who find it is best to keep their nonbelief hidden for their own good.

   • 2011 January 25, Dan Barker, The Good Atheist: Living a Purpose-Filled Life Without God, Berkeley: Ulysses Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 42:

     Atheophobia should be just as unacceptable as homophobia, anti-Semitism, or racism.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:atheophobia.

Antonyms

• atheophilia
• religiophobia
• theophobia

Related terms

• atheophobe
• atheophobic

Translations

fear or hatred of atheists

• Bengali: নাস্তিকতা বিদ্বেষী class বি (nastikota biddeśi)
• Danish: ateofobi c
• Japanese: 無神論恐怖症 (むしんろんきょうふしょう, mushinron kyōfu-shō)
• Finnish: ateismin pelko, ateofobia
• French: athéophobie f
• Malay: ateofobia
• Russian: атеофо́бия f (atɛofóbija)