Apist
/ˈeɪ.pɪst/noun
A person who does not believe or is without religious faith.
Did you know?Apist comes from Ancient Greek ápistos, a word used for someone considered untrustworthy, faithless, or unbelieving—not merely nonreligious.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bʰeydʰ-
“To trust, rely on, or have faith”
Ancient Greek
Greek
pístis
“Trust, confidence, faith, or belief”
Ancient Greek
Greek
ápistos
“Unbelieving, faithless, or untrustworthy; formed with a- meaning “without””
Late Latin
Latin
apistus
“Unbelieving or faithless; a learned borrowing from Greek”
17th Century
English
apist
“A person who lacks belief or religious faith”
Modern English
English
apist
“An uncommon term for a nonbeliever or unbelieving person”