Waiting for reviewNamesCandidate #50581 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

athiestsAtheists

Proper names whose form changes beyond mechanical spelling: Ionas → Jonah. Approve one at a time.

Puritas changed it: 106 times in 94 works
Consistency: 93.8% (106 of 113)
Reach if approved: ~119 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: atheists
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 113 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (106 changes in 94 works, 93.8% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 106)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… man can agree with all that are wicked, be they Papiſts, or Turks, or AthieſtsAtheists, prophane and looſe perſons, for all theſe agree with him in blindneſſe and darkneſſe …
With rule
… man can agree with all that are wicked, be they Papiſts, or Turks, or AthieſtsAtheists, prophane and looſe perſons, for all theſe agree with him in blindneſſe and darkneſſe …
Richard Younge · Sin Stigmatized · p. 411 · Open in the reader
Printed
… and to all that talk with them in daily converse. To say nothing of AthiestsAtheists, Infidels, Hereticks, Schismaticks, which sure need help, what a multitude are they that never …
With rule
… and to all that talk with them in daily converse. To say nothing of AthiestsAtheists, Infidels, Hereticks, Schismaticks, which sure need help, what a multitude are they that never …
Richard Baxter · An Apology for the Nonconformists Ministry · p. 23 · Open in the reader
Printed
… over all, governing all; nor needs there any more teaching than that to condemne AthieſtsAtheists and Mockers at Religion. We ſay proverbially of ſome men, who make a rude …
With rule
… over all, governing all; nor needs there any more teaching than that to condemne AthieſtsAtheists and Mockers at Religion. We ſay proverbially of ſome men, who make a rude …
Joseph Caryl · Exposition of Job 35-37 · p. 464 · Open in the reader
Printed
… of many of them: I ſpeak to you of my Countrymen, who are not AthieſtsAtheists, Ranters, Church, and Ordinance-forſakers, and haters, drunkards, Whoremaſters, Sots, and Scoundrels: To you …
With rule
… of many of them: I ſpeak to you of my Countrymen, who are not AthieſtsAtheists, Ranters, Church, and Ordinance-forſakers, and haters, drunkards, Whoremaſters, Sots, and Scoundrels: To you …
Ralph Farmer · The Lord Cravens Case · p. 65 · Open in the reader
Printed
… seekers of God? It will be a wonder if such Children do not prove AthiestsAtheists, that are brought up in Familyes, where they never see any prayer, or acknowledgement …
With rule
… seekers of God? It will be a wonder if such Children do not prove AthiestsAtheists, that are brought up in Familyes, where they never see any prayer, or acknowledgement …
Increase Mather · A Call from Heaven · p. 21 · Open in the reader
Printed
VVhich thou haſt ordained] That was a witty ſpeech of Cyril, They were foreign AthieſtsAtheists by Night, who worſhipped the Sun, and Atheiſts by Day, who worſhipped the Moon …
With rule
VVhich thou haſt ordained] That was a witty ſpeech of Cyril, They were foreign AthieſtsAtheists by Night, who worſhipped the Sun, and Atheiſts by Day, who worſhipped the Moon …
John Trapp · Commentary on Ezra Nehemiah Ester Job and Psalms · p. 587 · Open in the reader
Printed
… ſuffice. And as none more worthy then ſuch; ſo none more unworthy then irreligious AthieſtsAtheists, the openly prophane, or rotten hypocrite. Was there ever a greater coward then Gajus …
With rule
… ſuffice. And as none more worthy then ſuch; ſo none more unworthy then irreligious AthieſtsAtheists, the openly prophane, or rotten hypocrite. Was there ever a greater coward then Gajus …
Alexander Leighton · The Looking Glass of the Holy War · p. 28 · Open in the reader
Printed
… faith (for so are the worst of them) the prophane and secure worldlings, and AthiestsAtheists, that men paynfull and conscionable in their Ministery and lives, do breed and further …
With rule
… faith (for so are the worst of them) the prophane and secure worldlings, and AthiestsAtheists, that men paynfull and conscionable in their Ministery and lives, do breed and further …
John Robinson · Justification of Separation from the Church of England · p. 74 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (7)

4 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 3 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

Exposition on the Seven Psalms of Repentance A12260

Printed
… otherwaies he could not haue preuailed with ſuch a maieſtie. Therefore princes who be athieſtsAtheists, can neuet be good to the Church: and no maruell, becauſe they know not …
With rule
… otherwaies he could not haue preuailed with ſuch a maieſtie. Therefore princes who be athieſtsAtheists, can neuet be good to the Church: and no maruell, becauſe they know not …
Archibald Simson · Exposition on the Seven Psalms of Repentance · p. 169 · Open in the reader
Printed
… onely able to comfort our ſoules in whatſoeuer tentation. And no meruell that ſuch athieſtsAtheists and papiſts who altogether refuſe the word of God, liue comfortles and die without …
With rule
… onely able to comfort our ſoules in whatſoeuer tentation. And no meruell that ſuch athieſtsAtheists and papiſts who altogether refuſe the word of God, liue comfortles and die without …
Archibald Simson · Exposition on the Seven Psalms of Repentance · p. 248 · Open in the reader

Great Precious Promises A41840

Printed
… This, I say, is indeed a question; But give me leave to tell you … athiestsAtheists and enemies of God: It is also a question, Which of all the five …
With rule
… This, I say, is indeed a question; But give me leave to tell you … athiestsAtheists and enemies of God: It is also a question, Which of all the five …
Andrew Gray · Great Precious Promises · p. 20 · Open in the reader

Exposition of Psalm 25 B00700

Printed
… otherwaies he could not haue preuailed with ſuch a maieſtie. Therefore princes who be athieſtsAtheists, can neuer be good to the Church: and no maruell, becauſe they know not …
With rule
… otherwaies he could not haue preuailed with ſuch a maieſtie. Therefore princes who be athieſtsAtheists, can neuer be good to the Church: and no maruell, becauſe they know not …
Archibald Simson · Exposition of Psalm 25 · p. 169 · Open in the reader