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infidel

[ in-fi-dl, -del ]

noun

  1. Religion. Often Disparaging and Offensive. a person who does not accept a particular faith, especially Christianity or Islam.
  2. a person who has no religious faith; unbeliever.
  3. (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

  1. Often Disparaging and Offensive. not accepting a particular faith, especially Christianity or Islam.
  2. without religious faith.
  3. Also ¾±²Ô·´Ú¾±Â·»å±ð±ô·¾±³¦ [] of, relating to, or characteristic of unbelievers.
  4. relating to or showing unbelief:

    Our infidel ideas about artificial intelligence make us pariahs in the academic community.

infidel

/ ˈɪ²Ô´Úɪ»åÉ™±ô /

noun

  1. a person who has no religious belief; unbeliever
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. rejecting a specific religion, esp Christianity or Islam
  2. of, characteristic of, or relating to unbelievers or unbelief
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of infidel1

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English, from Late Latin ¾±²Ô´Ú¾±»åŧ±ô¾±²õ â€ÎвԲú±ð±ô¾±±ð±¹¾±²Ô²µ,†Latin: “unfaithful, treacherousâ€; in- 3, feal ( def )
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of infidel1

C15: from Medieval Latin ¾±²Ô´Ú¾±»åŧ±ô¾±²õ, from Latin (adj): unfaithful, from in- 1+ ´Ú¾±»åŧ±ô¾±²õ faithful; see feal
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Many hard-line Sunni Islamists count members of the Alawite sect as infidels.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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