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[ in-fi-dl, -del ] / ˈɪn fɪ dl, -ˌdɛl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR infidel ON THESAURUS.COM
nounReligion. - a person who does not accept a particular faith, especially Christianity.
- (in Christian use) an unbeliever, especially a Muslim.
- (in Muslim use) a person who does not accept the Islamic faith; kafir (def. 2).
a person who has no religious faith; unbeliever. (loosely) a person who disbelieves or doubts a particular theory, belief, creed, etc.; skeptic. adjectivenot accepting a particular faith, especially Christianity or Islam; heathen. without religious faith. due to or manifesting unbelief: infidel ideas. rejecting the Christian religion while accepting no other; not believing in the Bible or any Christian divine revelation. Also in·fi·del·ic [in-fi-del-ik]. /ˌɪn fɪˈdɛl ɪk/. of, relating to, or characteristic of unbelievers or infidels. Origin of infidel1425–75; late Middle English <Late Latin infidēlis “unbelieving,” Latin: “unfaithful, treacherous.” See in-3, feal synonym study for infidel1-3. See agnostic. Words nearby infidelinfest, infestation, infeudation, infibulate, infibulation, infidel, infidelity, infield, infielder, infield hit, infield out Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for infidelLeaflets were widely distributed during that era saying that facial covering was what separated the Muslim woman from the infidel. Saudi Activist Manal Al-Sharif on Why She Removed the Veil|Manal Al Sharif, Advancing Human Rights|October 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST It is immaterial if the infidel is a combatant or a civilian. The CIA’s Wrong: Arming Rebels Works|Christopher Dickey|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST Safi makes the same threat toward other villagers and warns them never again to help a wounded “infidel” soldier. The Afghan Village That Saved Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell|Sami Yousafzai, Ron Moreau|November 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST From inside the apartment, he could hear people calling him an infidel and debating whether to kill him on the spot. Activist Arrested Over ‘Innocence’ Allegations|Mike Giglio|September 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST
I was, of course, a woman; I was an infidel; and I was alone. Top Afghan General: Taliban Defeat Would Take Less Than a Year|Magsie Hamilton-Little|July 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST Saint and sinner, believer and infidel, are alike under this compulsion in matters moral—and in all matters. St. Cuthbert's|Robert E. Knowles Now the infidel knows no rest; activity is the law of his existence. The Young Priest's Keepsake|Michael Phelan The infidel, the heretic, was to be run down like a mad dog. The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay, Vol. 2 (of 4)|Thomas Babington Macaulay It was your honour, sire, which that day fell beneath the infidel axe. The Days of Chivalry|Ernest Louis Victor Jules L'Epine I have known places where the owners of a large tract of land were clergymen, and the foreman was an infidel. The Minute Man of the Frontier|W. G. Puddefoot
British Dictionary definitions for infidel
nouna person who has no religious belief; unbeliever adjectiverejecting a specific religion, esp Christianity or Islam of, characteristic of, or relating to unbelievers or unbelief Word Origin for infidelC15: from Medieval Latin infidēlis, from Latin (adj): unfaithful, from in- 1 + fidēlis faithful; see feal Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to infidelagnostic, unbeliever, heretic, atheist, heathen, pagan, gentile |