infidel
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9.4
- noun
- /ˈɪnfɪdəl/
- Slur
- And none of the Christians that I knew or know now lose any sleep over being infidels and maybe going to Muslim hell.
- pagans and infidels
- jihad against infidels
- heretics and infidels
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Watch on YouTubeAnd if they did, they would be inviting the infidel into the heart of the Middle East.
- And if they did, they would be inviting the infidel into the heart of the Middle East.
- If he said no, he would be judged an infidel.
- The Romans are used to dealing with all over the empire with infidels.
- Who wouldn't want to see a Sama cavorting down the streets armed with nothing but the thirst for infidel blood and a rainbow thong?
Examples
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There is no prosperity or peace that can come from entering into treaties and agreements with the infidel, for he cannot be trusted.
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In your country, am I not the infidel?
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The issue of the Muslim's relationship with the infidel is one of the most important in Islam.
Academic text (2013) -
In turn, they openly labeled him an infidel because he reached out to Christians and Jews.
Academic text (2013) -
If the Anglican establishment were to go, infidel literature would, so to speak, flood the market.
Academic text (1990) -
Islam's concept of a just war is any war directed against the infidels, whatever its causes.
Academic text (2013) -
Under no circumstances should we forget this enmity between us and the infidels, for the enmity is based on creed.
Academic text (2011) -
Later heroes in the same text fought off incursions of infidels from southern India to preserve Buddhist ascendancy.
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Many Islamist leaders view Jews and Christians as infidels and enemies of Islam who can justifiably be slaughtered.
Academic text (2013) -
In the debate, he was called an infidel by those who disagreed with his views on religion.
Synonyms
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8.7
A person who does not follow religions like Christianity, Judaism, or Islam
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5.4
A person who does not accept a religion, idea, or set of teachings
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3.9
A person who does not believe in any god or take part in worship
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4.6
A person who does not follow or belong to any religion
Antonyms
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3.2
A person who accepts something as true and often supports it, for example a religion or idea
Surface Forms
Morphology
infidel = faith (semi-transparent) = in + fidel
The negative prefix 'in-' is recognizable, but the base form 'fidel' is not a standalone modern English word; the meaning is predictable only if the learner links it to 'faith'/'fidelity'.
Etymology
Infidel comes from the Latin parts in- 'not' and fidelis 'faithful', the same root as the English word fidelity ('faithfulness'). So an infidel was originally someone seen as 'not faithful' in religion, which explains why the word has often been used for people of a different faith.