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Donn R. Day in his work ''Atheism - Etiology'' wrote:

Donn R. Day in his work ''Atheism - Etiology'' wrote:

These two words, "theos" and "atheos" are the root words from where we get "theism" and "atheism": "ism" means; "Greek -ismos; orig. suffix of action or of state, forming nouns from verbs." It's usage today is a "doctrine, theory, system, etc." (Webster's).

{{cquote|These two words, "theos" and "atheos" are the root words from where we get "theism" and "atheism": "ism" means; "Greek -ismos; orig. suffix of action or of state, forming nouns from verbs." It's usage today is a "doctrine, theory, system, etc." (Webster's).

At the time "theos" came in to existence, there was no formal "doctrine of god" so "theism" developed sometime later, most likely during the (French) Enlightenment. This period of time is also when the modern form of "atheism" came into existence as well. This tracing of the development of a word is also part of etymology.

At the time "theos" came in to existence, there was no formal "doctrine of god" so "theism" developed sometime later, most likely during the (French) Enlightenment. This period of time is also when the modern form of "atheism" came into existence as well. This tracing of the development of a word is also part of etymology.

*Atheism: a + theos, denying god, (Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology-1966).

*Atheism: a + theos, denying god, (Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology-1966).

*Atheism: all are coined words from the Greek atheos, denying the gods, a word introduced into the Latin by Cicero in the form; atheos, a-, negative, prefix, and theos, a god, (Etymological Dictionary of English Language-1958).ref>[http://www.thedivineconspiracy.org/athart3.htm Atheism - Etymology]</ref>}}  

*Atheism: all are coined words from the Greek atheos, denying the gods, a word introduced into the Latin by Cicero in the form; atheos, a-, negative, prefix, and theos, a god, (Etymological Dictionary of English Language-1958).ref>[http://www.thedivineconspiracy.org/athart3.htm Atheism - Etymology]</ref>}}

== Attempts to alter the definition of atheism which began in the late 18th century ==

== Attempts to alter the definition of atheism which began in the late 18th century ==