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infidel
[ in-fi-dl, -del ]
noun
- Religion. Often Disparaging and Offensive. a person who does not accept a particular faith, especially Christianity or Islam.
- a person who has no religious faith; unbeliever.
- (loosely) a person who disbelieves or doubts a particular theory, belief, creed, etc.; skeptic:
When it came to ghosts, he was a self-confessed infidel.
adjective
- Often Disparaging and Offensive. not accepting a particular faith, especially Christianity or Islam.
- without religious faith.
- Also ¾±²Ô·´Ú¾±Â·»å±ð±ô·¾±³¦ [] of, relating to, or characteristic of unbelievers.
- relating to or showing unbelief:
Our infidel ideas about artificial intelligence make us pariahs in the academic community.
infidel
/ ˈɪ²Ô´Úɪ»åÉ™±ô /
noun
- a person who has no religious belief; unbeliever
adjective
- rejecting a specific religion, esp Christianity or Islam
- of, characteristic of, or relating to unbelievers or unbelief
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of infidel1
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of infidel1
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Example Sentences
Many hard-line Sunni Islamists count members of the Alawite sect as infidels.
IS, which remains active in Syria through both operatives and sleeper cells, has declared its ongoing jihad in the country and denounced the HTS-led rebel authority as "apostates" allegedly brought to power by "infidel" forces.
Marginalised by the Assad regime, and targeted as infidels by Sunni jihadist groups like HTS, Syria's Druze are more tolerant of Israel than many other communities here.
He was “clearly radicalized in the direction of the Islamic State and thinks it is right to kill ‘infidels,’†Omar Haijawi-Pirchner, head of the Austrian Directorate General for Public Security, told the Associated Press.
Iran has insisted in the past that its pilgrims be allowed to hold large-scale “disavowal of infidels†ceremonies — rallies denouncing Israel and Saudi ally the United States.
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