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infidel definition

in·fi·del (in′fə del′, -dəl)

noun

  1. a person who does not believe in a particular religion, esp. the prevailing religion; specif.,
    1. among Christians, a non-Christian
    2. among Muslims, a non-Muslim
  2. a person who holds no religious belief
  3. a person who does not accept some particular theory, belief, etc.

Etymology: ME < MFr infidèle < L infidelis, unfaithful (in LL(Ec), unbelieving) < in-, in- + fidelis: see fidelity

adjective

  1. that is an infidel; unbelieving
  2. of infidels

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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