apatheism

apatheism

English

Etymology

Reportedly coined in 2001, as a blend of apathy +‎ theism, by author Robert J. Nash.[1]

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌæpəˈθi.ɪzəm/, enPR: ăp'ə-thēʹĭz-əm

Noun

apatheism (uncountable)

1. (religion) Apathy towards the existence of a god; belief that the question of the existence of a god is unimportant.
   • 2003 May 1, Jonathan Rauch, “Let It Be”, in The Atlantic:

     [A]patheism is an attitude, not a belief system, and the over-riding fact is that these people are relaxed about religion.

   Synonym: apnosticism

   Coordinate terms: agnosticism, atheism, atheophobia, ignosticism

Derived terms

• apatheist

Translations

apathy concerning the existence of God

Bengali: ঔদাসীন্যবাদ (oudasīnẏbad) Chinese: Mandarin: 遠神論／远神论 (yuǎnshénlùn), 實用主義無神論／实用主义无神论 (shíyòngzhǔyì wúshénlùn) Estonian: apateism Finnish: apateismi French: apathéisme (fr) m German: Apatheismus (de) m Greek: απαθεϊσμός m (apatheïsmós) Italian: apateismo m Kazakh: апатеизм (apateizm) Lithuanian: apateizmas m Persian: خدانامهم‌دانی‎ (xodâ-nâ-mohemm-dâni) Polish: apateizm (pl) Portuguese: apateísmo m Russian: апатеи́зм m (apatɛízm) Spanish: apateísmo (es) m Ukrainian: апатеї́зм m (apatejízm)

References

1. Robert J. Nash, Religious Pluralism in the Academy: Opening the Dialogue (2001), →ISBN, p. 27.