infidels
Meaning of infidels
plural noun
- a person who has no religion or whose religion is not that of the majority.
a crusade against infidels and heretics
late 15th century: from French infidèle or Latin infidelis, from in- ‘not’ + fidelis ‘faithful’ (from fides ‘faith’, related to fidere ‘to trust’). The word originally denoted a person of a religion other than one's own, specifically a Muslim (to a Christian), a Christian (to a Muslim), or a Gentile (to a Jew).
Information about infidels
- It is a name.
- The singular form of infidels is: infidel.
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Hyphenation of infidels
in-fi-dels
- It consists of 3 syllables and 8 chars.
- infidels is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
infidels synonyms
Meaning someone who has no religious beliefs, or who does not follow a particular religion:
Meaning a person who refuses to believe something or who lacks religious faith:
Meaning a person who does not belong to a widely held religion (especially one who is not a Christian, Jew, or Muslim) as regarded by those who do:
Meaning a person holding religious beliefs other than those of the main world religions:
Meaning a person who worships an idol or idols:
Meaning a person believing in or practising religious heresy:
Meaning a person who believes that nothing is known or can be known of the existence or nature of God:
Meaning a person who disbelieves or lacks belief in the existence of God or gods:
Meaning a person who believes that life is meaningless and rejects all religious and moral principles:
Meaning a person who renounces a religious or political belief or principle:
Meaning a person who rejects accepted opinions, especially those concerning religious belief:
Meaning a person, especially a man, who freely indulges in sensual pleasures without regard to moral principles:
Meaning a person who dissents:
Meaning a member of a Protestant Church which dissents from the established Church of England:
Meaning a non-Christian, especially a Muslim:
Meaning a person having no faith or religious belief:
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Words that rhyme with infidels
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