nonbeliever
noun
a person who lacks belief or faith, as in God, a religion, an idea, or an undertaking.
nonbelieving
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a word derived from
nonbeliever.
Example Sentences
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Le Corbusier, who could be described as a nonbelieving Protestant, had one religion, which was architecture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
Cuomo argued that he protected his right to be Catholic by preserving others’ rights to be Jewish, Protestant, nonbelieving or anything else.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 10, 2021
Instead of arguing that the Pledge violates the First Amendment’s establishment clause, they have started arguing that it violates the Fourteenth Amendment’s equal-protection clause, because it presents an occasion for nonbelieving children to be ostracized.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 22, 2018
And some nonbelieving African-Americans have been known to attend church out of tradition.
From New York Times ● Nov. 25, 2011
The real problem is I don’t think a photo of a church taken by my nonbelieving ass is the best last thing to leave behind for my seventy followers.
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
