apatheism

English

Etymology

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

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.

   Synonym: apnosticism

   Coordinate terms: agnosticism, atheism, atheophobia, ignosticism

   • 2003 May, Jonathan Rauch, “Let It Be”, in The Atlantic‎^[1]:

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

Derived terms

• apatheist

Translations

apathy concerning the existence of God

• Bengali: ঔদাসীন্যবাদ (ōudaśinnobad)
• 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 (pt) m
• Russian: апатеи́зм m (apatɛízm)
• Spanish: apateísmo (es) m
• Ukrainian: апатеї́зм m (apatejízm)