infidel

Meaning of infidel

noun
  1. a person who has no religion or whose religion is not that of the majority.
    a crusade against infidels and heretics
adjective
  1. adhering to a religion other than that of the majority.
    the infidel foe

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 infidel

  • The plural form of infidel is: infidels.
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Hyphenation of infidel

in-fi-del

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 7 chars.
  • infidel is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

infidel synonyms

Meaning heathen:

heathen, pagan, gentile

Meaning someone who has no religious beliefs, or who does not follow a particular religion:

unbeliever

Meaning a person who refuses to believe something or who lacks religious faith:

disbeliever

Meaning a person who worships an idol or idols:

idolater

Meaning a person believing in or practising religious heresy:

heretic

Meaning a person who believes that nothing is known or can be known of the existence or nature of God:

agnostic

Meaning a person who disbelieves or lacks belief in the existence of God or gods:

atheist

Meaning a person who believes that life is meaningless and rejects all religious and moral principles:

nihilist

Meaning a person who renounces a religious or political belief or principle:

apostate

Meaning a person who rejects accepted opinions, especially those concerning religious belief:

freethinker

Meaning a person, especially a man, who freely indulges in sensual pleasures without regard to moral principles:

libertine

Meaning a person who dissents:

dissenter

Meaning a member of a Protestant Church which dissents from the established Church of England:

nonconformist

Meaning a non-Christian, especially a Muslim:

paynim

Meaning a person having no faith or religious belief:

nullifidian

Translation of infidel

Anagrams of infidel

Infield, infield

Words that rhyme with infidel

Idel, Maidel, Saidel, knaidel, Seidel, Weidel, dreidel, seidel, Fidel, fidel, omnifidel, superfidel, hidel, kidel, Elidel, Schmidel, Goidel, goidel, Maridel, Meridel, Quidel

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