Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - infidel
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Infidel
infidel
noun Etymology: Middle English ~e, from Middle French, from Late Latin ~is unbelieving, from Latin, unfaithful, from in- + fidelis faithful — more at fidelity Date: 15th century 1. one who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity 2. a. an unbeliever with respect to a particular religion b. one who acknowledges no religious belief 3. a disbeliever in something specified or understood • ~ adjective
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n. & adj. --n. 1 a person who does not believe in religion or in a particular religion; an unbeliever. 2 hist. an adherent of a religion other than Christianity, esp. a Muslim. --adj. 1 that is an infidel. 2 of unbelievers. Etymology: ME f. F infid{egrave}le or L infidelis (as IN-(1), fidelis faithful) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. язычник; неверный 2. неверующий, безбожник 3. языческий; неверный 4. неверующий 5. атеистический ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) атеист, неверующий 2) язычник; неверный Syn: see heathen 2. adj. неверующий ...Англо-русский словарь
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(infidels) If one person refers to another as an infidel, the first person is hostile towards the second person because that person has a different religion or has no religion. (LITERARY) ...a holy war, to drive the infidels and the non-believers out of this holy land. N-COUNT c darkgreen]disapproval • Infidel is also an adjective. He promised to continue the fight against infidel forces. ADJ: ADJ n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n old use an insulting word for someone who does not believe what you consider to be the true religion ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1460 (adj., n.), from M.Fr. infidиle, from L. infidelis "unfaithful," later "unbelieving," from in- "not" + fidelis "faithful" (see fidelity). In 15c. "a non-Christian" (especially a Saracen); in 16c. "one who does not believe in religion." Also used to translate Ar. kafir, from a root meaning "to disbelieve, to deny," strictly referring to all non-Muslims but virtually synonymous with "Christian." Infidelity is 14c.; to a spouse, 1529. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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