unbeliever

[ uhn-bi-lee-ver ]

/ ˌʌn bɪˈli vər /

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noun

a person who does not believe.

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

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Origin of unbeliever

1520–30; un-¹ + believer

Words nearby unbeliever

unbegotten, unbeknown, unbelief, unbelievable, unbelievably, unbeliever, unbelieving, unbelt, unbend, unbending, unbent

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How to use unbeliever in a sentence

It will not persuade the unbelievers because racism has done its work too well.
Racism targets some but works against everybody|Paul Taylor|March 12, 2021|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.
The Constitution and the Candidates: Race, Religion, Romney, and Ryan|Akhil Reed Amar|August 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Those who hold the truth cannot enter into it with the infidel, the unbeliever, the erroneous or profane.
The Ordinance of Covenanting|John Cunningham
First, Covenanting entails obligation even on the unbeliever who vows and swears.
The Ordinance of Covenanting|John Cunningham

However, we are assured that the Christian's death has great consolations, of which the unbeliever is deprived.
Superstition In All Ages (1732)|Jean Meslier
I don't know why I am considered an enemy to religion, and an unbeliever.
My Recollections of Lord Byron|Teresa Guiccioli
The unbeliever is a dangerous person, and he is promptly suppressed.
Theism or Atheism|Chapman Cohen

British Dictionary definitions for unbeliever

unbeliever

/ (ˌʌnbɪˈliːvə) /

noun

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

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