infidel
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infidel
- /ˈɪn.fə.dl̩/
- /ˈɪn.fəˌdɛl/
Where it comes from
First attested 1460, from Middle French infidèle, from Latin īnfidēlis (“unfaithful”), from in- (“not”) + fidēlis (“faithful”). See fidelity.
adjective more infidel · most infidel
- Rejecting a specific religion.
- Of, characteristic of, or relating to unbelievers or unbelief. (...) how it is that to his name who yesterday departed for the other world, we prefix so significant and infidel a word, and yet do not thus entitle him, if he but embarks for the remotest Indies of this living earth;(...)
noun infidels
- One who does not believe in a certain religion. The infidel writer is a greater enemy to society.
- One who does not believe in a certain principle.
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One with no religious beliefs.
Similar: atheist
- An openly Islamophobic individual receiving or seeking praise from other Islamophobic people. I am a proud infidel. I believe in Jesus Chirst, the Son of God who died on the cross for my sins.
Similar: unbeliever, nonbeliever, non-believer, disbeliever, kafir, akum, non-Abrahamic
Thesaurus
noun
Similar: unbeliever, nonbeliever, non-believer, disbeliever, kafir, akum, non-Abrahamic
Translations
Every language
noun non-believer
| Español | infiel, descreído, impío, descreída, impía, pérfido |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 불신자 bulsinja |
| 日本語 | 不信者 fushinja |
| 中文 | 不信者 bùxìn zhě |
| हिन्दी | नास्तिक nāstik, काफ़िर kāfir |
| Português | infiel |
| Français | infidèle, incroyant, mécréant |
| Deutsch | Ungläubiger, Ungläubige |
| Italiano | infedele |
| Ελληνικά | άπιστος ápistos |
| Română | necredincios |
| Русский | неве́рный nevérnyj, неве́рующий nevérujuščij, инове́рец inovérec |
| العربية | كَافِر kāfir, كَافِرَة kāfira |
| עברית | כּוֹפֵר kofér, אֶפִּיקוֹרֶס epikóres, אֶפִּיקוֹרוֹס epikóros |
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title = {infidel},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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