Do atheists love to use the term "religionists?"?

Question

I should have added "and why?"

Answer 1

I do...

because it covers any religious belief... rather than listing them all and trying not to offend... it's an "inclusive" term...

Answer 2

No because not all people who believe in religion are religious zealots.

re·li·gion·ism (r-lj-nzm)
n.
Excessive or affected religious zeal.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/religionists
http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/religionists

Everyone's beliefs differ. Read more about atheism on wikipedia.

"Atheism, as a philosophical view, is the position that either affirms the nonexistence of gods[1] or rejects theism.[2] When defined more broadly, atheism is the absence of belief in deities, sometimes called nontheism.[3] Although atheists are commonly assumed to be irreligious, some religions, such as Buddhism, have been characterized as atheistic.[4][5]"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atheism

There are also people who consider themselves to be Agnostic.

Agnosticism (from the Greek "a," meaning "without," and Gnosticism or "gnosis," meaning knowledge) means "unknowable," and is the philosophical view that the truth value of certain claims—particularly theological claims regarding metaphysics, afterlife or the existence of God, god(s), deities, or even ultimate reality—is unknown or, depending on the form of agnosticism, inherently unknowable due to the nature of subjective experience.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnostic

Also recommended reading about Unitarians.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitarian

Answer 3

Never heard it used, ever. Until now. Can't say I am planning on adding it to my vocabulary.

Answer 4

Dont know if they LOVE to but sometimes you hear it. Makes
people involved in organized religion sound extreme like communists or fascists.

Answer 5

I've never used that term nor have any intentions in using it any time soon and I'm atheist.

So much for a generilization.

Answer 6

Atheists could be called unconverted Christians.

Answer 7

I prefer "theist" because it rolls off the tongue better and gets my point across better by showing that they are the exact opposite of me.

Answer 8

I don´t think so, bcuz it´s too formal, too long and alittle strange to use in a conversation.

Answer 9

Not sure but I might have gotten screwed either way

Answer 10

Never heard of it till now.