infidels
- plural of infidel.
Example Sentences
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Al Qaeda and Islamic State generally view Shiites as infidels and consider Iran a mortal enemy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2026
A religious minority living in Iraq for nearly 6,000 years, the Yazidis were considered infidels by the IS fighters.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2023
The word “kuffar” is Arabic for nonbelievers or infidels.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 4, 2023
This wasn't only because the Western rulers were infidels.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2022
He however candidly acknowledged, that the new order would be stronger than the old one, and so more zealous to combat the infidels, and that many commanderies might be suppressed, and some saving effected thereby.
From Secret Societies of the Middle Ages by Keightley, Thomas