~M~

I want another tattoo but the english version is boring. Does this say atheism:

ἀθεότης

????

grendelfreak

This probably belongs in lounge.

BTW Babelfish translate Atheism as αθεϊσμός

Huon

I do not speak greek, but my dictionary says :
ἀθεότης, ητoς : impiety, atheism
ἀθεiα, ας : atheism (the last a is unaccented).

jnk

Αθεϊσμός (ΑΘΕΪΣΜΟΣ in capital) is the correct one.

Αθεότης, meaning atheist, is a syntax no longer in use. It sounds awkward in modern Greek. The modern word for atheist is άθεος.

A side note. The word atheist in Greek up to quite recently meant one who opposes god, one who is disrespectful to god. The modern meaning of the word - one who does not believe in the existence of gods - was most probably brought back and incorporated into the Greek word from the English language.

~M~

Thank you.