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infidel

in·fi·del
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [in-fi-dl, -del]
    • /ˈɪn fɪ dl, -ˌdɛl/
    • /ˈɪn.fɪ.dəl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-fi-dl, -del]
    • /ˈɪn fɪ dl, -ˌdɛl/

Definitions of infidel word

  • noun infidel Religion. 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). 1
  • noun infidel a person who has no religious faith; unbeliever. 1
  • noun infidel (loosely) a person who disbelieves or doubts a particular theory, belief, creed, etc.; skeptic. 1
  • adjective infidel not accepting a particular faith, especially Christianity or Islam; heathen. 1
  • adjective infidel without religious faith. 1
  • adjective infidel due to or manifesting unbelief: infidel ideas. 1

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Origin of infidel

First appearance:

before 1425
One of the 25% oldest English words
1425-75; late Middle English < Late Latin infidēlis “unbelieving,” Latin: “unfaithful, treacherous.” See in-3, feal

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Parts of speech for Infidel

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

infidel popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for infidel

noun infidel

  • agnostic — An agnostic believes that it is not possible to know whether God exists or not. Compare atheist.
  • unbeliever — a person who does not believe.
  • heretic — a professed believer who maintains religious opinions contrary to those accepted by his or her church or rejects doctrines prescribed by that church.
  • atheist — An atheist is a person who believes that there is no God. Compare agnostic.
  • heathen — (in historical contexts) an individual of a people that do not acknowledge the God of the Bible; a person who is neither a Jew, Christian, nor Muslim; a pagan.

adjective infidel

  • heretical — of, relating to, or characteristic of heretics or heresy.
  • sanctified — made holy; consecrated: sanctified wine.
  • dissentive — (obsolete) disagreeing; inconsistent.
  • profanatory — tending to desecrate; profaning.
  • non-conformist — a person who refuses to conform, as to established customs, attitudes, or ideas.

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