Unbelieving - English meaning

noun

A person who believes that nothing is known or can be known of the existence or nature of god.

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Although not all skeptics are agnostics, as an agnostic himself dr groves sees no evidence for acce…

adjective

Relating to agnostics or agnosticism.

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So that wrestling is characteristic of my religious or agnostic poetry, but not necessarily everyth…

noun

Someone who believes that it is impossible to know whether or not god exists

adjective

Disbelieving or lacking belief in the existence of god.

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Some were preoccupied with god, others were atheistic to the core

noun

Someone who believes that god does not exist

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Atheistic books and articles

adjective

Believing that people are motivated purely by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity.

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He was brutally cynical and hardened to every sob story under the sun

Believing the worst of human nature and motives

adjective

Not trusting or respecting the goodness of other people and their actions, but believing that people are interested only in themselves

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Listening to politicians for too long can make you cynical., she’s become cynical about men., he’s …

adjective

Feeling or expressing disbelief.

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The disbelieving look in her eyes

verb

Be unable to believe.

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He seemed to disbelieve her

adjective

Feeling uncertain about something.

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He looked doubtful, but gave a nod

adjective

Uncertain or unlikely

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[ + (that) clause ] it was doubtful (that) the money would ever be found., she gave me a long, doub…

adjective

Used to describe debts or accounts that are unlikely to be paid

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The company has established an allowance for doubtful accounts based on the credit risk of specific…

adjective

Expressing or feeling uncertainty or lack of conviction; sceptical.

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Some doubting voices were raised over the price

verb

Feel uncertain about.

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I doubt my ability to do the job

verb

Present participle of doubt

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I doubt whether/if i can finish the work on time., [ + that ] they had begun to doubt that it could…

adjective

Disloyal, especially to a spouse or partner.

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Her faithless lover

adjective

Not loyal and not able to be trusted

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A faithless husband

noun

A person who does not belong to a widely held religion (especially one who is not a christian, jew, or muslim) as regarded by those who do.

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My brother and i were raised, as my grandma puts it, as heathens

adjective

Relating to heathens.

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Heathen practices

adjective

(used, esp. in the past, of people or their way of life, activities, and ideas) having no religion, or belonging to a religion that is not christianity, judaism, or islam

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Those folks are heathens.

adjective

(of a person or their manner) unwilling or unable to believe something.

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An incredulous gasp

adjective

Not wanting or not able to believe, and usually showing this

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"why am i here?" the witness responded in an incredulous tone.

noun

A person who has no religion or whose religion is not that of the majority.

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A crusade against infidels and heretics

adjective

Adhering to a religion other than that of the majority.

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The infidel foe

adjective

Indifferent or hostile to religion, or having no religious beliefs.

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An irreligious man

adjective

Not religious, or having no interest in religion

adjective

Not believing in a god or gods

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Even in a nontheistic religion such as buddhism, prayer is still very significant., as a nontheisti…

noun

(especially in historical contexts) a person holding religious beliefs other than those of the main or recognized religions.

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The incoming germanic peoples were pagans

adjective

A person holding religious beliefs other than those of the main world religions.

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A muslim majority had to live in close proximity to large communities of christians and pagans

adjective

Belonging to or used in a religion that worships many gods

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Those altars were used in pagan worship.

adjective

Not easily convinced; having doubts or reservations.

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The public were deeply sceptical about some of the proposals

adjective

Doubting that something is true or useful

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Many experts remain sceptical about/of his claims.

adjective

Not certain that something is true or can be relied on or trusted.

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Parisians remain unconvinced that the project will be approved

adjective

Not having or showing an enlightened outlook.

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Unenlightened thinking