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–noun

Religion.

a.	a person who does not accept a particular faith, esp. Christianity.

b.	(in Christian use) an unbeliever, esp. a Muslim.

c.	(in Muslim use) a person who does not accept the Islamic faith; kaffir.

2.	a person who has no religious faith; unbeliever.

3.	(loosely) a person who disbelieves or doubts a particular theory, belief, creed, etc.; skeptic.

–adjective

4.	not accepting a particular faith, esp. Christianity or Islam; heathen.

5.	without religious faith.

6.	due to or manifesting unbelief: infidel ideas.

7.	rejecting the Christian religion while accepting no other; not believing in the Bible or any Christian divine revelation.

8.	Also, in·fi·del·ic Audio Help [in-fi-del-ik] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of unbelievers or infidels.

[Origin: 1425–75; late ME < LL infidélis unbelieving, L: unfaithful, treacherous. See in-³, feal

]

—Synonyms 1–3. See atheist.

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in·fi·del Audio Help (ĭn'fĭ-dəl, -děl') Pronunciation Key
n.

Offensive An unbeliever with respect to a particular religion, especially Christianity or Islam.
One who has no religious beliefs.
One who doubts or rejects a particular doctrine, system, or principle.

[Middle English infidele, from Old French, from Latin īnfidēlis, disloyal : in-, not; see in-¹ + fidēlis, faithful (from fidēs, faith; see bheidh- in Indo-European roots).]

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infidel

1460 (adj., n.), from M.Fr. infidèle, from L. infidelis "unfaithful," later "unbelieving," from in- "not" + fidelis "faithful" (see fidelity). In 15c. "a non-Christian" (especially a Saracen); later "one who does not believe in religion" (1526). Also used to translate Ar. kafir, from a root meaning "to disbelieve, to deny," strictly referring to all non-Muslims but virtually synonymous with "Christian;" hence, from a Muslim or Jewish point of view, "a Christian" (1534).

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infidel
noun
a person who does not acknowledge your god [syn: heathen]

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Infidel

A"the*ist\, n. [Gr. ? without god; 'a priv. + ? god: cf. F. ath['e]iste.]

1. One who disbelieves or denies the existence of a God, or supreme intelligent Being.

2. A godless person. [Obs.]

Syn: Infidel; unbeliever.

Note: See Infidel.

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Infidel

De"ist\ (d[=e]"[i^]st), n. [L. deus god: cf. F. d['e]iste. See Deity.] One who believes in the existence of a God, but denies revealed religion; a freethinker.

Note: A deist, as denying a revelation, is opposed to a Christian; as, opposed to the denier of a God, whether atheist or pantheist, a deist is generally denominated theist. --Latham.

Syn: See Infidel.

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