infidel

English

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Etymology

First attested 1460, from Latin īnfidēlis (“unfaithful”), from in- (“not”) + fidēlis (“faithful”). See fidelity.

Noun

infidel (plural infidels)

1. One who does not believe in a certain religion.
   • V. Knox

     The infidel writer is a great enemy to society.

2. One who does not believe in a certain principle.
3. One with no religious beliefs.

Synonyms

• unbeliever
• non-believer
• nonbeliever
• atheist

Related terms

• fidelity

Translations

non-believer

• Arabic: كافر (ar) (kāfir)
• Catalan: infidel (ca) m and f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 不信神的 (cmn) (bù xìnshén-de)

• Czech: nevěřící (cs) m
• Dutch: ongelovige (nl) m and f
• Esperanto: malkredulo (eo)
• French: infidèle (fr) m and f, incroyant (fr) m
• German: Ungläubige (de) m and f
• Greek: ápistos (el) (άπιστος)
• Hindi: नास्तिक (hi) (nāstik) m, काफ़िर (hi) (kāfir) m
• Italian: infedele (it) m and f

• Japanese: 不信者 (ja) (ふしんじゃ, fushinja)
• Kurdish:

  Sorani: کافر (ku)

• Latin: infidelis (la) m and f
• Persian: کافر (fa) (kâfar)
• Polish: niewierny (pl) m
• Romanian: necredincios (ro) m
• Russian: неверный (ru) (nevérnyj) m
• Scottish Gaelic: neo-chreidmheach (gd) m
• Serbo-Croatian: nevjernik (sh)
• Spanish: infiel (es) m and f
• Turkish: kâfir (tr)
• Urdu: کافر (ur) (kāfir) m

Anagrams

• infield

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin īnfidēlis (“unfaithful”).

Adjective

infidel m, f (masculine and feminine plural infidels)

1. unfaithful

Antonyms

• fidel

Noun

infidel m, f (plural infidels)

1. infidel