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The Greek is ἄθεος, lit. 'without God,' and so translated in Ephesians 2:12 . It is used as a description of Gentiles as such by nature, and true of all the heathen world in their ignorance of God: not, as the term is now used, namely, one who wilfully refuses to acknowledge God's existence.

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Morrish, George. Entry for 'Atheist'. Morrish Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​mbd/​a/atheist.html. 1897.
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