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nullifidian

American

[nuhl-uh-fid-ee-uhn] / ˌnʌl əˈfɪd i ən /

noun

a person who has no faith or religion; skeptic.

nullifidian British

/ ˌnʌlɪˈfɪdɪən /

noun

a person who has no faith or belief; sceptic; disbeliever

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adjective

having no faith or belief

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Etymology

Origin of nullifidian

1555–65; nulli- + Latin fid- (stem of fidēs ) faith + -ian

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nullifidian

Again, some sceptical nullifidian or other may be ready to object farther, "That many things related in this collection smell too much of enthusiasm; and that several other things narrated therein, are beyond all credit."

From Biographia Scoticana (Scots Worthies) A Brief Historical Account of the Lives, Characters, and Memorable Transactions of the Most Eminent Scots Worthies by John Howie

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