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atheism (n.)

  A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616): Of Atheism.

Forth from his dark and lonely hiding-place

(Portentous sight!) the owlet Atheism,

Sailing on obscene wings athwart the noon,

Drops his blue-fring'd lids, and holds them close,

And hooting at the glorious sun in heaven

Cries out, "Where is it?"

Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834): Fears in Solitude.