unbeliever

[ uhn-bi-lee-ver ]

noun

1. a person who does not believe.
2. a person who does not accept any, or some particular, religious belief.

unbeliever

/ ˌʌnbɪˈliːvə /

noun

1. a person who does not believe or withholds belief, esp in religious matters

Word History and Origins

Origin of unbeliever¹

1520–30; un- ¹ + believer ( def )

Example Sentences

It will not persuade the unbelievers because racism has done its work too well.

From Washington Post

Just as no unbeliever may be barred from federal service for his atheism, no true believer may be excluded for his abiding faith.

From The Daily Beast

Those who hold the truth cannot enter into it with the infidel, the unbeliever, the erroneous or profane.

From Project Gutenberg

First, Covenanting entails obligation even on the unbeliever who vows and swears.

From Project Gutenberg

However, we are assured that the Christian's death has great consolations, of which the unbeliever is deprived.

From Project Gutenberg

I don't know why I am considered an enemy to religion, and an unbeliever.

From Project Gutenberg

The unbeliever is a dangerous person, and he is promptly suppressed.

From Project Gutenberg