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  • noun Plural form of nontheist.

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Examples

  • While some 15 percent of Americans report having no religion, only about 2 percent of Americans use labels such as atheist, agnostic, Humanist, and less widely-recognized identifiers like "freethinker," "bright," or "Pastafarian," to describe themselves, suggesting that the majority of nonreligious Americans don't identify as nontheists.

    Chris Stedman: Dear Religious Americans: How Many Atheists Do You Know? Chris Stedman 2011

  • While some 15 percent of Americans report having no religion, only about 2 percent of Americans use labels such as atheist, agnostic, Humanist, and less widely-recognized identifiers like "freethinker," "bright," or "Pastafarian," to describe themselves, suggesting that the majority of nonreligious Americans don't identify as nontheists.

    Chris Stedman: Dear Religious Americans: How Many Atheists Do You Know? Chris Stedman 2011

  • It was a terribly sterile thing … But the increase of regular folks identifying as nontheists brought with it regular concerns.

    USATODAY.com News 2011

  • While some 15 percent of Americans report having no religion, only about 2 percent of Americans use labels such as atheist, agnostic, Humanist, and less widely-recognized identifiers like "freethinker," "bright," or "Pastafarian," to describe themselves, suggesting that the majority of nonreligious Americans don't identify as nontheists.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Chris Stedman 2011

  • The campaign targeting "nontheists" is timed to coincide with the AHA's 68th annual conference in Tempe this week.

    azcentral.com | news 2009

  • See, humanists are mostly "nontheists," either atheists or agnostics or "none of the above."

    RichardDawkins.net : The Latest Updates Stephen Lemons - Phoenix New Times 2009

  • Let's replace "nontheists" with other minorities to see how all that reads, shall we?

    About.com Agnosticism / Atheism 2008

  • Looking at these two factors, Lanman notes that "nontheists," people who have no particular religious beliefs, aren't the same as "strong atheists," who judge against and condemn religion.

    Deepak Chopra: Rationality And Irrationality In Believers And Atheists Deepak Chopra 2011

  • Looking at these two factors, Lanman notes that "nontheists," people who have no particular religious beliefs, aren't the same as "strong atheists," who judge against and condemn religion.

    Deepak Chopra: Rationality And Irrationality In Believers And Atheists Deepak Chopra 2011

  • We refer to these students as "nonreligious," while noting that many nonreligious individuals may still believe in a supernatural force or deity, and that some nontheists may still identify as religious.

    Chris Stedman: Nontheistic Students On Campus: Understanding And Accommodating Them Chris Stedman 2011

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