To disbelieve means "to reject a belief." In other words, it means to believe it isn't true.

A Theist is

One who believes in God.

An Atheist is

The opposite of a theist

Regardless of the definition you found having a looser meaning (lacks belief), it does contain the colloquial definition, which is "disbelieves in God" AKA "believes there is no God."

I have had, at one point or another, many friends (people I would speak with regularly) that are atheists. They believe there is no God. They have the opposite of the beliefs of a Theist. They don't question whether or not the Theists are wrong, they state straight up, "the theists are wrong, there is no God."

Having said that, many will, when cornered, admit they are more anti-Christian definition of God than strictly stating that there is no possibility that the universe was created by intent. When asked that specific question most will say, "I don't know."

What I am saying is, its more complicated than what you are suggesting.

In the colloquial, within the definition you have provided, and in its root, "atheist" means the belief there is no God. In practice it commonly means "there is no Christian God" (guy up in the sky who cares about us personally and created the universe just for little ole' us who believe that Jesus Christ died on the cross to save us from our sins).

To disbelieve means "to reject a belief." In other words, it means to believe it isn't true.

A Theist is

One who believes in God.

An Atheist is

The opposite of a theist

Regardless of the definition you found having a looser meaning (lacks belief), it does contain the colloquial definition, which is "disbelieves in God" AKA "believes there is no God."

I have had, at one point or another, many friends (people I would speak with regularly) that are atheists. They believe there is no God. They have the opposite of the beliefs of a Theist. They don't question whether or not the Theists are wrong, they state straight up, the theists are wrong, there is no God.

Having said that, many will, when cornered, admit they are more anti-Christian definition of God than strictly stating that there is no possibility that the universe was created by intent. When asked that specific question most will say, "I don't know."

What I am saying is, its more complicated than what you are suggesting.

In the colloquial, within the definition you have provided, and in its root, "atheist" means the belief there is no God. In practice it commonly means "there is no Christian God" (guy up in the sky who cares about us personally and created the universe just for little ole' us who believe that Jesus Christ died on the cross to save us from our sins).

To disbelieve means "to reject a belief." In other words, it means to believe it isn't true.

A Theist is

One who believes in God.

An Atheist is

The opposite of a theist

Regardless of the definition you found having a looser meaning (lacks belief), it does contain the colloquial definition, which is "believes there is no God."

I have had, at one point or another, many friends (people I would speak with regularly) that are atheists. They believe there is no God. They have the opposite of the beliefs of a Theist. They don't question whether or not the Theists are wrong, they state straight up, the theists are wrong, there is no God.

Having said that, many will, when cornered, admit they are more anti-Christian definition of God than strictly stating that there is no possibility that the universe was created by intent. When asked that specific question most will say, "I don't know."

What I am saying is, its more complicated than what you are suggesting.

In the colloquial, within the definition you have provided, and in its root, "atheist" means the belief there is no God. In practice it commonly means "there is no Christian God" (guy up in the sky who cares about us personally and created the universe just for little ole' us who believe that Jesus Christ died on the cross to save us from our sins).