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in⋅cre⋅du⋅li⋅ty

  [in-kri-doo-li-tee, -dyoo-]
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–noun
the quality or state of being incredulous; inability or unwillingness to believe.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME incredulite < L incrēdulitās. See incredulous, -ity

Synonyms:
disbelief, skepticism, doubt.

Antonyms:
faith.
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in·cre·du·li·ty   (ĭn'krĭ-dōō'lĭ-tē, -dyōō'-)   
n.  The state or quality of being incredulous; disbelief.
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Incredulity

In`cre*du"li*ty\, n. [L. incredu?itas: cf. F. incr['e]dulit['e].] The state or quality of being i?credulous; a withholding or refusal of belief; skepticism; unbelief; disbelief.

Of every species of incredulity, religious unbelief is the most irrational. --Buckminster.
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