unbelief
noun/ʌnbɪˈliːf/UK
Etymology
From Middle English unbilefe, unbileve, equivalent to un- + belief.
- inherited from unbilefe
Definitions
An absence (or rejection) of belief, especially religious belief.
- And he coulde there ſhewe no myracles butt leyd his hondꝭ apon a feawe ſicke foolke ãd healed thẽ. And he merveyled at their vnbelefe.
- On hands and knees he looked at the empty siding and up at the sunfilled sky with unbelief and despair.
- Soon Spinoza was regarded as the standard-bearer for unbelief, even though pervading his carefully-worded writings there is a clear notion of a divine spirit inhabiting the world, and a profound sense of wonder and reverence for mystery.
The neighborhood
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA