English
faitheist
Blend of faith + atheist.
Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- ‘to command, persuade, trust’
Latin fidēs ‘faith, belief; reliance’
Old French foi
Middle English feith
English faith
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ‘to do’
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Ancient Greek θεός ‘god’
Ancient Greek ἄθεος ‘godless, without god’
Latin atheos ‘an atheist’
Middle French athéiste
English atheist
Today it means
noun An atheist who thinks faith should not be criticized.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / faitheist