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/nul'euh fid"ee euhn/, n.a person who has no faith or religion; skeptic.[1555-65; NULLI- + L fid- (s. of fides) faith + -IAN]
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Nullifidian — Nul li*fid i*an, a. [L. nullus none + fides faith.] Of no faith; also, not trusting to faith for salvation; opposed to {solifidian}. Feltham. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Nullifidian — Nul li*fid i*an, n. An unbeliever. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nullifidian — (n.) 1560s, from L. nulli , comb. form of nullus no (see NULL (Cf. null)) + fides faith (see FAITH (Cf. faith)) … Etymology dictionary
nullifidian — [nul΄ə fid′ē ən] n. [< L nullus, none + fides, FAITH + IAN] a person having no religious faith … English World dictionary
nullifidian — 1. noun A sceptic; an unbeliever. 2. adjective Of no faith; also, not trusting to faith for salvation. Ant … Wiktionary
nullifidian — nul·li·fid·i·an … English syllables
nullifidian — /nʌləˈfɪdiən/ (say nuluh fideeuhn) noun someone who has no faith or religion; sceptic. {nulli + Latin fides faith + ian} …
nullifidian — a.,n. sceptic(al) … Dictionary of difficult words
nullifidian — I. ˌnələˈfidēən noun ( s) Etymology: Late Latin nulli + Latin fides faith + English an more at faith 1. : a person of no faith or religion … Useful english dictionary
agnostic — n 1. skeptic, nullifidian, unbeliever, doubter, disbeliever, questioner, cynic, doubting Thomas, Pyrrhonist; empiricist, materialist, phenomenalism freethinker, atheist; heretic, scismatic, backslider; infidel, pagan, heathen. adj 2. skeptical,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
