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un⋅be⋅lief

  [uhn-bi-leef]
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–noun
the state or quality of not believing; incredulity or skepticism, esp. in matters of doctrine or religious faith.
Origin:
1125–75; ME unbelefe; see un- 1 , belief
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un·be·lief   (ŭn'bĭ-lēf')   
n.  Lack of belief or faith, especially in religious matters.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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unbelief 
c.1160, "absence or lack of religious belief," from un- (1) "not" + belief. Unbelievable is first attested 1548; unbeliever "infidel" is recorded from 1526.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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