"soft atheist" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: soft atheists [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} soft atheist (plural soft atheists)
  1. An atheist who does not explicitly assert that deities do not exist. Wikipedia link: Negative and positive atheism Synonyms: negative atheist Hypernyms: atheist Coordinate_terms: hard atheist
    Sense id: en-soft_atheist-en-noun-v-vZ3n7X Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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