as in dissenter
disapproving
a person who does not believe in a religion that someone regards as the true religion
The theocracy regarded as infidels anyone that did not practice their religion.
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Recent Examples of infidel
The infidels’ free speech or their indoor plumbing and electricity?
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 15 Mar. 2025
Some, steeped in anti-Semitic conspiracy theories, even viewed Israel as an infidel transgressor.
—Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2024
Some of their treasured possessions—bicycles, snowboards, trophies—would identify them as infidels and put their lives in danger.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 5 Nov. 2024
This is the secular equivalent of the absolute divide between believers and infidels that allowed Hamas to massacre Jews without restraint.
—Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 21 Oct. 2023
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 15 Mar. 2025
Some, steeped in anti-Semitic conspiracy theories, even viewed Israel as an infidel transgressor.
—Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2024
Some of their treasured possessions—bicycles, snowboards, trophies—would identify them as infidels and put their lives in danger.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 5 Nov. 2024
This is the secular equivalent of the absolute divide between believers and infidels that allowed Hamas to massacre Jews without restraint.
—Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 21 Oct. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infidel
Noun
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Similar incidents also happened in Talbot County, where dissenters were imprisoned by the occupying military command.—
Paul Callahan,
Baltimore Sun,
29 May 2025
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The Nicolás Maduro regime has intensified its authoritarian grip, driving opposition figures, human rights activists, journalists, and ordinary dissenters either underground or into exile.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
19 May 2025
Noun
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The move to shutter the renegade shops — which in Manhattan alone vastly exceeded the number of Starbucks coffee shops — was widely applauded.—
Ashley Southall,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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His band of renegades is deeply committed to their mission and the members enjoy working together to overcome obstacles.—
Chip Bell,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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No one ever converted an unbeliever with harshness, condemnation, and threats of hell.—
Sophia A. Nelson,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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An app called Krishna, for example, has already advised killing unbelievers and supporting India's ruling party.—
Scott Shapiro,
WIRED,
8 Jan. 2024
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“Infidel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infidel. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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