nonbelieving
- adjective
- /ˌnɒn.bɪˈliː.vɪŋ/
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no creyente
- She identified as nonbelieving, stating that faith was not a part of her life.
Examples
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Many members of the community are nonbelieving, preferring to focus on science rather than religion.
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Little did I know his clumsy canard was just the beginning of what turned out to be a rather rough month for the nonbelieving set.
Academic text (2011) -
Among them were evangelical Protestants who, with their Catholic and "nonbelieving" fellow settlers, were willing to work to achieve their dream of owning a home.
Academic text (1999) -
The chapter ends with the priest admonishing Penny to say many prayers to try to save her uncle, because he is a nonbelieving Jew, so when he dies he will find himself in Satan's hands.
Academic text (2011) -
In a discussion about various beliefs, he revealed that he was nonbelieving and did not follow any organized religion.
Synonyms
35
7.0
Not believing in God or following any religion
21
4.4
Relating to people who do not believe in any god
12
6.7
Not believing in any gods
3
8.6
Not interested in religion or being against it
1
6.8
Not accepting the idea of God or other religious ideas
1
4.7
Not accepting that something is true, often showing doubt
1
7.9
Not believing in gods
1
6.0
Not believing in a god or taking part in worship
Not believing in God or gods
Not belonging to or following any religion
Antonyms
How Devout
Surface Forms
Morphology
nonbelieving = believing (transparent) = non + believe + ing
The productive prefix 'non-' meaning 'not' attaches to 'believing' to give an obvious negated meaning.
Etymology
Nonbelieving comes from the parts non- meaning 'not' and believe meaning 'accept as true', so it literally says 'not believing'; this helps you remember it often describes people who do not accept a religious belief.