The root of the term atheists is the Greek word theos - which means God. The a affixed to that root is called the alpha primitive - which negates what is meant by the root. Since a term has to be paired with a meaning to be a word, and since the root of the term atheists has been wiped out by the alpha primitive, the term has no meaning to be paired with. So the term is not a word but a contradiction in terms that is unqualified to take up space in a dictionary. Just as it is not possible to claim that there is no God without accessing the word that the Gospels agree is God, it is also not possible for a contradiction in terms to qualify to be called a word. So much for the irrational endarkenment erroneously termed the rational Enlightenment."