infidel

  • 1Infidel — In fi*del, n. One who does not believe in the prevailing religious faith; a heathen; a freethinker; used especially by Christians and Mohammedans. [1913 Webster +PJC] Note: Infidel is used by English writers to translate the equivalent word used… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2infidel — INFIDÉL, Ă, infideli, e, adj. 1. Care nu este fidel; nestatornic, necredincios în sentimente, care îşi calcă angajamentele faţă de cineva, nefidel; (despre soţi) care calcă credinţa conjugală. 2. Inexact, care nu exprimă adevărul, realitatea. –… …

    Dicționar Român

  • 3Infidel — In fi*del, a. [L. infidelis; pref. in not + fidelis faithful, fr. fides faith: cf. F. infid[ e]le. See {Fidelity}.] Not holding the faith; applied by Christians to one who does not believe in the inspiration of the Scriptures, and the… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 4infidel — [in′fə del΄, in′fədəl] n. [ME < MFr infidèle < L infidelis, unfaithful (in LL(Ec), unbelieving) < in , IN 2 + fidelis: see FIDELITY] 1. a person who does not believe in a particular religion, esp. the prevailing religion; specif., a)… …

    English World dictionary

  • 5infidel — index heretic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 6infidel — (del lat. «infidēlis»; ant.) adj. y n. Infiel …

    Enciclopedia Universal

  • 7infidel — mid 15c. (adjective and noun), from M.Fr. infidèle, from L. infidelis unfaithful, not to be trusted, later unbelieving, from in not, opposite of (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + fidelis faithful (see FIDELITY (Cf. fidelity)). In 15c. a non Christian… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 8infidel — unbeliever, *atheist, freethinker, agnostic, deist …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 9infidel — [n] nonbeliever agnostic, atheist, gentile, heathen, heretic, nonworshiper, pagan, unbeliever; concept 689 …

    New thesaurus

  • 10infidel — ► NOUN chiefly archaic ▪ a person who has no religion or whose religion is not that of the majority. ORIGIN Latin infidelis, from in not + fidelis faithful …

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