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What does a capital letter A signify in the word atheist?

What does a capital letter A signify in the word atheist?

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It seems to me to be a syntax error. The word "atheist" is not a proper noun. sonship used to capitalize the word atheist too. So it's an affectation. What ideological motivation justifies this abrogation of conventional spelling?

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@fmf said
It seems to me to be a syntax error. The word "atheist" is not a proper noun. sonship used to capitalize the word atheist too. So it's an affectation. What ideological motivation justifies this abrogation of conventional spelling?
What ideological motivation justifies this abrogation of conventional spelling?

It doesn't matter what ideological motivation justifies this abrogation of conventional spelling. Different people and different faiths emphasize things in different ways. i.e., Musician Cat Stevens who changed his name to Yusuf Islam after his conversion to Islam in 1977 penned the words "A is for Allah, only for Allah" in one of his songs. It's just an expression of one's emphasis, that's all.

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@mchill said
What ideological motivation justifies this abrogation of conventional spelling?

It doesn't matter what ideological motivation justifies this abrogation of conventional spelling. Different people and different faiths emphasize things in different ways. i.e., Musician Cat Stevens who changed his name to Yusuf Islam after his conversion to Islam in 1977 penned the words "A is ...[text shortened]... r Allah, only for Allah" in one of his songs. It's just an expression of one's emphasis, that's all.
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