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- Definition of atheism; Oxford English Dictionary, October 2013 (PNG screenshot from 2013-Oct-28);
https://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/atheism - Definition of atheist; Oxford English Dictionary, October 2013 (PNG screenshot from 2013-Oct-28);
https://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/atheist - Glossary entry for "atheism"; The Atheist Frontier, October 2013;
https://www.atheistfrontier.com/glossary/atheism.pl - The Greek word " ἄθεος " translated to English; Google Translate, October 2013 (PNG screenshot from 2013-Oct-30);
https://translate.google.com/#el|en|ἄθεος - 2 Chronicles, chapter 15, verse 13; The Holy Bible (King James translation);
https://www.atheistfrontier.com/glossary/infidel.pl - Origins of the term "atheism"; Arguments For Atheism by Luke Mastin, 2011 (PNG screenshot from 2013-Oct-30);
https://www.argumentsforatheism.com/what.html#Term - Lack of belief in gods; educational 10-minute YouTube video by QualiaSoup, October 17, 2010;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNDZb0KtJDk - Definition of atheism; the official "alt.atheism" internet newsgroup FAQ, April 2013 (PNG screenshot from 2013-Oct-31);
https://www.alt-atheism.org/atheism:onatheism#definition - Definition of atheism; Princeton WordNet® English Dictionary, November 2013 (PNG screenshot from 2013-Nov-01);
http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=atheism - Definition of atheist; Princeton WordNet® English Dictionary, November 2013 (PNG screenshot from 2013-Nov-01);
http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=atheist - Definition of atheism; Atheism Network, November 2013 (PNG screenshot from 2013-Nov-01);
http://www.atheismnetwork.org/definitions-2/definitions/ - Etymology of atheist (and how it pre-dates "theist"); Iron Chariots, December 2013 (PNG screenshot from 2013-Dec-11);
https://wiki.ironchariots.org/index.php?title=Etymology_of_the_word_atheist - Etymological definition of atheism; Online Etymological Dictionary, December 2013 (PNG screenshot from 2013-Dec-19);
https://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=atheism&searchmode=nl - Etymological definition of atheist; Online Etymological Dictionary, December 2013 (PNG screenshot from 2013-Dec-19);
https://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=atheist&searchmode=nl - Definition of atheism; The Bitchspot Report Podcast, January 2014 (PNG screenshot from 2014-Jan-02);
https://bitchspot.jadedragononline.com/lets-define-things/lets-define-atheism/ - Encyclopedic entry for atheism; Rational Wiki, February 2014 (PDF screenshot from 2014-Feb-24);
https://www.rationalwiki.org/wiki/atheism - Encyclopedic entry for atheist; Rational Wiki, February 2014 (PDF screenshot from 2014-Feb-24);
https://www.rationalwiki.org/wiki/atheist - Definition of atheist; A Manual for Creating Atheists by Peter Boghossian (forward by Michael Shermer), chapter 2, page 27;
2013 Pitchstone Publishing; ISBN 978-1-939578-09-9 (paperback);
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1939578094 - Overview of atheism; BBC World News "at a glance," October 2009 (PNG screenshot from 2014-May-04);
https://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/atheism/ataglance/glance.shtml - Definition of atheism; Atheist Alliance International "What is atheism?" March 2018 (PNG screenshot from 2018-Mar-31);
https://www.atheistalliance.org/about-atheism/what-is-atheism/ - Definition of ATHEIST; "A Biblical and Theological Dictionary: explanatory of the history, manners, and customs of the Jews, and neighbouring nations" by Richard Watson, pages 105-107; Published by B. Waugh and T. Mason in 1832;
https://www.defineatheism.com/etymology/a-biblical-and-theological-dictionary.pl - Definition of A'theism; "Dictionary of the English Language" by Samuel Johnson, volume I, page 175; Published by Samuel Johnson in April 1755 (GIF screenshot); "A'theism. n. ƒ. [from atheiƒt. It is only two ƒyllables in poetry.] The diƒbelief of a God. ..."
- Definition of A'THEIST; "Dictionary of the English Language" by Samuel Johnson, volume I, page 175; Published by Samuel Johnson in April 1755 (GIF screenshot); "A'THEIST. n. ƒ. [..., without God.] ..."
- Definition of atheism; Noah Webster's Dictionary of the English Language, 1828 (PNG screenshot from 2018-Oct-03);
http://www.webstersdictionary1828.com/Dictionary/atheism - Definition of atheist; Noah Webster's Dictionary of the English Language, 1828 (PNG screenshot from 2018-Oct-03);
http://www.webstersdictionary1828.com/Dictionary/atheist - Definition of atheism; American Atheists (PNG screenshot from 2018-Oct-03);
https://www.atheists.org/activism/resources/about-atheism/ - Definition of atheism; Canadian atheists (PNG screenshot from 2018-Oct-03);
https://www.canadianatheists.ca/profile/atheism.pl - Definition of atheism; Atheist Ireland (PNG screenshot from 2018-Oct-03);
https://www.atheist.ie/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/AI-Leaflet-2-Sep-2016-.pdf - Legal definition of atheist; Black's Law Dictionary; "Gibson v. Insurance Co., 37 N. Y. 584; Thurston v. Whitney, 2 Cush. (Mass.) 110; Com. v. Hills, 10 Cush. (Mass.) 530" (PNG screenshot from 2018-Oct-04);
https://www.thelawdictionary.org/atheist/ - Encyclopedic entry for atheism; Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (PNG screenshot from 2018-Nov-23);
https://www.iep.utm.edu/atheism/ - The Greek word " ἄθεος " explained; The Cambridge Companion to atheism; edited by Michael Martin, Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at Boston University, USA (PNG screenshot from year 2007 publication);
https://doi.org/10.1017/CCOL0521842700 or https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/cambridge-companion-to-atheism/6236955319782AE6B18D5E45B4B5129E - Philosophical meanings of atheism; The Oxford Handbook of atheism; Stephen Bullivant and Michael Ruse (PNG screenshot from year 2013 publication)
- Definition of atheism; Philosophical Atheism (PNG screenshot from 2018-Dec-30);
http://www.philosophicalatheism.com/what-is-atheism/ - Common Prefixes, Suffixes, and Root Words; Jessica deForest, Michigan State University, 2000 (PNG screenshot from 2019-Jan-19);
https://msu.edu/~defores1/gre/roots/gre_rts_afx1.htm - Definition of atheism; Centre For Inquiry (PNG screenshot from 2019-Jan-25);
https://www.centerforinquiry.org/definitions/what-is-atheism/ - Legal definition of atheism; USLegal, Inc. (PNG screenshot from 2019-Feb-02);
https://definitions.uslegal.com/a/atheism/ - Definition of atheism; Merriam-Webster Dictionary of the English Language, 1828, updated on 2019-Jan-30 (PNG screenshot from 2019-Feb-03);
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/atheism - Definition of atheist; Merriam-Webster Dictionary of the English Language, 1828, updated on 2018-Dec-05 (PNG screenshot from 2019-Feb-03);
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/atheist - Definition of atheism with support from etymology; AllWords.com online dictionary (PNG screenshot from 2019-Jun-21);
https://www.allwords.com/word-atheism.html - Definition of atheist with support from etymology; AllWords.com online dictionary (PNG screenshot from 2019-Jun-21);
https://www.allwords.com/word-atheist.html - Encyclopedic entry for atheism; Philosophy Terms online encyclopedia (PNG screenshot from 2020-Jan-01);
https://www.philosophyterms.com/atheism (alternative: archive from 2020-May-19) - Definition of "atheist" according to Douglas Noel Adams, philosopher and author of The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, in an interview with the American Atheist in 1998 (Winter) explained "... If you describe yourself as 'Atheist,' some people will say, 'Don't you mean Agnostic?' I have to reply that I really do mean Atheist. I really do not believe that there is a god ...";
http://www.americanatheist.org/win98-99/T2/silverman.html - Definition of atheism; Urban Dictionary (PNG screenshot from 2020-Apr-28);
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=atheism - Definition of atheist; Urban Dictionary (PNG screenshot from 2020-Apr-28);
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=atheist - Definition of atheists; Urban Dictionary (PNG screenshot from 2020-Apr-28);
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=atheists - Definition of atheism; Funk & Wagnall's [prescriptive dictionary] (PNG screenshot from 2021-Dec-21);
https://www.funkandwagnalls.com/atheism - Definition of atheism; A Complete Dictionary of the English Language, both with regard to Sound and Meaning by Thomas Sheridan, A.M.; the Second Edition, page 87 (PNG photograph from 2021-Dec-21);
1789 London, printed for Charles Dilly, in the poultry;
https://books.google.ca/books?id=AFUv59Oo9i8C - Definition of atheism; Dictionary of Theology by Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry (CARM) (PNG screenshot from 2022-Mar-08);
https://www.carm.org/dictionary/atheism/ - Definition of atheist; Cambridge Dictionary (PNG screenshot from 2022-Jun-11);
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/atheist - Definition of atheism; The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition; HarperCollins Publishers 2022 (PNG screenshot from 2023-Apr-07);
https://www.ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=atheism - Definition of atheism; Oxford English Dictionary, Second Edition, Volume I [prescriptive dictionary]; Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1989-Mar-30 (PNG of photograph donated on 2023-Apr-07)
- Definition of atheist; Oxford English Dictionary, Second Edition, Volume I [prescriptive dictionary]; Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1989-Mar-30 (PNG of photograph donated on 2023-Apr-07)
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