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[[File:Atheism.jpg|thumb|alt=atheism|right|225px|[[Portrait]] of [[Paul-Henri Thiry]], Baron d'Holbach (1723 - 1789) was an early advocate of atheism in [[Europe]]. ]]
[[File:Atheism.jpg|thumb|alt=atheism|right|225px|[[Portrait]] of [[Paul-Henri Thiry]], Baron d'Holbach (1723 - 1789) was an early advocate of atheism in [[Europe]]. ]]
In terms of contemporary definitions of '''atheism''', the ''Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary'' [[Definition of atheism|defines atheism]] in two ways: "1) a lack of belief or a strong disbelief in the existence of a god or any gods 2) a philosophical or religious position characterized by disbelief in the existence of a god or any gods."<ref>[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/atheism. “Atheism”] (on or bef. 2019). ''The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary'' (unk. place: Merriam-Webster).</ref> ''Lexico.com'' (Oxford University Press) defines atheism as "Disbelief or lack of belief in the existence of God or gods."<ref>Oxford University Press (OUP) (2019). [https://lexico.com/definition/atheism "Atheism"]. ''Lexico.com'' (Oxford, UK: OUP).</ref> See: [[Definition of atheism]]
In terms of contemporary definitions of '''atheism''', the ''Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary'' [[Definition of atheism|defines atheism]] in two ways: "1) a lack of [[belief]] or a strong disbelief in the existence of a god or any gods 2) a philosophical or religious position characterized by disbelief in the existence of a god or any gods."<ref>[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/atheism. “Atheism”] (on or bef. 2019). ''The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary'' (unk. place: Merriam-Webster).</ref> ''Lexico.com'' (Oxford University Press) defines atheism as "Disbelief or lack of belief in the existence of God or gods."<ref>Oxford University Press (OUP) (2019). [https://lexico.com/definition/atheism "Atheism"]. ''Lexico.com'' (Oxford, UK: OUP).</ref> See: [[Definition of atheism]]
Atheism, as defined by the ''[[Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy]]'', the ''[[Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy]]'', and other [[philosophy]] reference works, is the denial of the existence of [[God]].<ref>Multiple references:
Atheism, as defined by the ''[[Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy]]'', the ''[[Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy]]'', and other [[philosophy]] reference works, is the denial of the existence of [[God]].<ref>Multiple references: