unfaith

American  

[uhn-feyth] / ʌnˈfeɪθ /

noun

1. lack of faith, especially religious faith; unbelief.

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Etymology

Origin of unfaith

First recorded in 1400–50; Middle English unfeith; un- ¹ ( def. ) + faithful ( def. )

Example Sentences

“Our interfaith voices, our unfaith voices, for the commonwealth that is our voice.”

From Washington Times • Mar. 1, 2018

But I can't quite make the leap of unfaith, as it were, and say, `This is it.

From Time Magazine Archive

Is it because of me that your weakness and unfaith have come upon you?

From The Faith Healer A Play in Three Acts by Moody, William Vaughn

There was a tragedy in his faith and his unfaith.

From The Prophet of the Great Smoky Mountains by Murfree, Mary Noailles

It is the doctrine of pessimism, despair and wild unfaith in man.

From The Common Sense of Socialism A Series of Letters Addressed to Jonathan Edwards, of Pittsburg by Spargo, John

Related Words

• distrust
• incredulity
• mistrust