unbelief
un·be·lief (-bə lēf′)
noun
a withholding or lack of belief, esp. in religion or in certain religious doctrines
Etymology: ME unbeleve
unbelief
n.
unbelief implies merely a lack of belief, as because of insufficient evidence, esp. in matters of religion or faith; disbelief suggests a positive refusal to believe an assertion, theory, etc. she listened with disbelief to his ridiculous accusations; incredulity implies a general skepticism or disinclination to believe
Converse of object
- help: That's just the one thing wanted; just say, Lord, I believe, help thou mine unbelief!
- deepen: Or maybe you're hostile to the gospel of Jesus Christ and you are sinking into deepening unbelief.
- eradicate: According to Islamic narrations, Jesus is the last prophet who will eradicate unbelief and usher in the final hour.
- judge: And if He said He would judge unbelief, that's exactly what He'll do, He'll judge unbelief.
- do: Just as faith encompasses the whole of our lives, so does unbelief.
Adjective modifier
- blind: Blind unbelief is sure to err And scan his works in vain.
- such: This Christmas has given us more evidence of such unbelief.
- own: Do not, we beseech you, keep away in the distance of your own unbelief.
- willful: And the reason is spiritual sight is a gift from God given to willing faith, not to static determined ignorant willful unbelief.
- much: A little time spent in duty is with a great deal of murmuring; doth not this bewray too much unbelief?
- ignorant: There's that kind of unbelief that's hard, cold, dead, willing, ignorant unbelief.
Modifies a noun
- cannot: Friend, even our unbelief cannot stop God's Word coming to pass!
Noun used with modifier
- mine: Pray: " Lord I believe; help Thou mine unbelief.
- thou: That's just the one thing wanted; just say, Lord, I believe, help thou mine unbelief!
Preposition: in
- power: No: it is all unbelief in divine power and love, and machinery brought in to make up for the want of it.
- thing: We find they proclaim their unbelief in every thing.
Preposition: of
- man: UNBELIEF AND DATING The unbelief of these men in miracles has a profound affect on their dating of the Old Testament documents.
And Jesus said unto them,Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
Blind unbelief is sure to err, And scan his work in vain; God is his own interpreter, And he will make it plain.
All we have gained then by our unbelief Is a life of doubt diversified by faith, For one of faith diversified by doubt: We called the chess-board white,öwe call it black.
And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.
I do not believe in Belief Lord I disbelieveöhelp thou my unbelief.
Belief consists in affirming the affirmations of the soul; unbelief, in denying them.
Thereisnostrengthinunbelief.Eventheunbeliefof what is false is no source of might. It is the truth shining from behind that gives the strength to disbelieve.
Browse dictionary entries near unbelief
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