Infidel Definition

ĭnfĭ-dəl, -dĕl
infidels
noun
infidels
A person who does not believe in a particular religion, esp. the prevailing religion.
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A person who holds no religious belief.
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A person who does not accept some particular theory, belief, etc.
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Synonyms:
adjective
That is an infidel; unbelieving.
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Of infidels.
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Other Word Forms of Infidel

Noun

Singular:
infidel
Plural:
infidels

Origin of Infidel

  • Middle English infidele from Old French from Latin īnfidēlis disloyal in- not in–1 fidēlis faithful (from fidēs faith bheidh- in Indo-European roots)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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

    From Wiktionary

Infidel Sentence Examples

  • Jamie's neighbors constantly asked him to go to church and called him an infidel when he refused.

  • The community wanted to be a safe space for anyone that would choose to be an infidel.

  • The Moslem objective seems to be simply to destroy the infidel.

  • The separate existence of Aimer, who refused to sleep under a roof, and spent his whole life in warring against the infidel, is proved.

  • The king of the largely religious country referred to the neighboring country's leader as an infidel because of his differing values.

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