infidel

infidel
UK [ˈɪnfɪd(ə)l] / US / UK [ˈɪnfɪdel] / US noun [countable]
Word forms "infidel":
singular infidel plural infidels
an old word used as an insult for someone who has no religious beliefs or who has religious beliefs that are different from yours

English dictionary. 2014.

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  • Infidel — In fi*del, n. One who does not believe in the prevailing religious faith; a heathen; a freethinker; used especially by Christians and Mohammedans. [1913 Webster +PJC] Note: Infidel is used by English writers to translate the equivalent word used… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • infidel — INFIDÉL, Ă, infideli, e, adj. 1. Care nu este fidel; nestatornic, necredincios în sentimente, care îşi calcă angajamentele faţă de cineva, nefidel; (despre soţi) care calcă credinţa conjugală. 2. Inexact, care nu exprimă adevărul, realitatea. –… …   Dicționar Român

  • Infidel — In fi*del, a. [L. infidelis; pref. in not + fidelis faithful, fr. fides faith: cf. F. infid[ e]le. See {Fidelity}.] Not holding the faith; applied by Christians to one who does not believe in the inspiration of the Scriptures, and the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • infidel — [in′fə del΄, in′fədəl] n. [ME < MFr infidèle < L infidelis, unfaithful (in LL(Ec), unbelieving) < in , IN 2 + fidelis: see FIDELITY] 1. a person who does not believe in a particular religion, esp. the prevailing religion; specif., a)… …   English World dictionary

  • infidel — index heretic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • infidel — (del lat. «infidēlis»; ant.) adj. y n. Infiel …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • infidel — mid 15c. (adjective and noun), from M.Fr. infidèle, from L. infidelis unfaithful, not to be trusted, later unbelieving, from in not, opposite of (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + fidelis faithful (see FIDELITY (Cf. fidelity)). In 15c. a non Christian… …   Etymology dictionary

  • infidel — unbeliever, *atheist, freethinker, agnostic, deist …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • infidel — [n] nonbeliever agnostic, atheist, gentile, heathen, heretic, nonworshiper, pagan, unbeliever; concept 689 …   New thesaurus

  • infidel — ► NOUN chiefly archaic ▪ a person who has no religion or whose religion is not that of the majority. ORIGIN Latin infidelis, from in not + fidelis faithful …   English terms dictionary

  • Infidel — For other uses, see Infidel (disambiguation). Unbeliever redirects here. For the fictional character, see The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever. Part of a series on Christianity …   Wikipedia

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