nonbeliever

nonbeliever
nonbelieving, adj.
/non'bi lee"veuhr/, n.
a person who lacks belief or faith, as in God, a religion, an idea, or an undertaking.
[NON- + BELIEVER]
Syn. doubter, skeptic, questioner, cynic.

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