Relating to the denial or rejection of theology; opposing or rejecting religious doctrine and theological study.
From a- (not) + theological, creating an adjective meaning 'not theological' or 'anti-theological,' reflecting Enlightenment and rationalist philosophical movements.
This word emerged during the Enlightenment when some thinkers began openly challenging the idea that theology was a valid field of study at all—it's a word born from intellectual rebellion.
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