All 5 Uses of
atheist
in
The Ramayana
- No cure we see with troubled eyes: And atheist brood on earth may rise.†
Book 1 *atheist = people who do not believe in the existence of god
- Then fearless, atheists overleap The bounds of right the godly keep, And when no royal powers restrain, Preëminence and lordship gain.†
Book 2
- Thus Ráma spoke in righteous rage Jáváli's speech to chide, When thus again the virtuous sage In truthful words replied: "The atheist's lore I use no more, Not mine his impious creed: His words and doctrine I abhor, Assumed at time of need.†
Book 2
- E'en as I rose to speak with thee, The fit occasion came That bade me use the atheist's plea To turn thee from thine aim.†
Book 2
- The atheist creed I disavow, Unsay the words of sin, And use the faithful's language now Thy favour, Prince, to win.†
Book 2
Definition:
someone who does not believe in the existence of god