Atheist or Anti-Theist

[Angrboda]

To me, there seems to be an ambiguity in the term anti-theist itself. It seems it could mean two different things: a) opposition to the assertion that a deity exists is a true statement (i.e. the positive assertion that there is no god, or that believing the assertion that there is one makes no sense), or, b) opposition to theism and theistic religions, many of which appear to be harmful and oppressive to both believer and non-believer alike. (i.e. against the belief, or against believers and believing)

I don't think that in practice the distinction needs to be made, as the typical anti-theist likely employs a mix of both. Still, there is some ambiguity as to the term's meaning. (Along other lines as well; is a strong atheist naturally anti-theist?)