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infidel

adj
/ˈɪn.fə.dl̩/

Etymology

First attested 1460, from Middle French infidèle, from Latin īnfidēlis (“unfaithful”), from in- (“not”) + fidēlis (“faithful”). See fidelity.

  1. derived from īnfidēlis — “unfaithful”
  2. derived from infidèle

Definitions

  1. Rejecting a specific religion.

  2. Of, characteristic of, or relating to unbelievers or unbelief.

    • (...) how it is that to his name who yesterday departed for the other world, we prefix so significant and infidel a word, and yet do not thus entitle him, if he but embarks for the remotest Indies of this living earth;(...)

  3. One who does not believe in a certain religion.

    • The infidel writer is a greater enemy to society.
    • Some Muslims are taught that non-Muslims are infidels and are to be shunned.
  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. One who does not believe in a certain principle.

    2. One with no religious beliefs.

    3. An openly Islamophobic individual receiving or seeking praise from other Islamophobic…

      An openly Islamophobic individual receiving or seeking praise from other Islamophobic people.

      • I am a proud infidel. I believe in Jesus Chirst, the Son of God who died on the cross for my sins.
      • Stripping out the obsolete debate, The Complete Infidel’s Guide to the Koran focuses on the decrees toward Jews and Christians, how they were viewed by Muhammad, what “the infidels” have done wrong and what the Koran has in store for them.
      • The post is set to a backdrop of an American flag and reads, "Proud Infidel. F*** Islam and F*** Muslims."

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