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infidel.

Rejecting a specific religion.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈɪn.fə.dl̩//ˈɪn.fəˌdɛl/
  1. Rejecting a specific religion.

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

Where this word comes from

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

noun/ˈɪn.fə.dl̩//ˈɪn.fəˌdɛl/
  1. One who does not believe in a certain religion.

    derogatory · usually
  2. One who does not believe in a certain principle.

    derogatory · usually
  3. One with no religious beliefs.

    derogatory · usually
  4. An openly Islamophobic individual receiving or seeking praise from other Islamophobic people.

    derogatory · usually
Where this word comes from

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

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