giaour

noun

Definition of giaournext
as in misbeliever

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  1. pagan
  2. atheist
  3. unbeliever
  4. infidel
  5. nonbeliever
  6. gentile
  7. idolater
Noun
  • Women carry these on their heads in a festival every four years, incorporating pagan and harvest rituals into Catholic celebration during the Festa dos Tabuleiros (Festival of the Trays) in late June or early July (next up in 2027).
    — Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Whatever the explanation, thousands of people, many dressed as druids and pagans, will gather at the site on Sunday to see the sun rise.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 June 2026
Definition of pagan
Noun
  • When the rain ends a drought, an atheist can feel grateful that the tomatoes will survive.
    — Mark Schroeder, The Conversation, 15 July 2026
  • Her insights into Maher being a longstanding atheist were a good link back to Twain.
    — Andy Hoglund, Entertainment Weekly, 29 June 2026
Definition of atheist
Noun
  • An idea could be forming despite unbelievers.
    — Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Furthermore, Christianity was a proselytizing religion, which commanded its followers to bring unbelievers into the fold.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Feb. 2026
Definition of unbeliever
Noun
  • In Arabic the word kafir or kaffir has been used to refer to infidels, or non-believers in Islam.
    — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 June 2026
  • Safia and Elham became enemies of a state that wanted to punish them for the actions of a Taliban regime in Kabul that regarded them as traitors and infidels.
    — George Packer, The Atlantic, 13 May 2026
Definition of infidel
Noun
  • That principle protects believers and nonbelievers alike.
    — David Williamson, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2026
  • Such processions draw the faithful as well as droves of nonbelievers and tourists.
    — Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
Definition of nonbeliever
Noun
  • Since 1998, the program has both grown alongside and influenced the growth of interest in Yiddish language and culture from a wide swath of society, Jew and gentile, young and old, religious and secular alike.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • From there, the beef between the two couples runs the gamut from faux-gentile to downright nasty.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2026
Definition of gentile
Noun
  • Racial idolaters like Duncan, Monica McNutt, Angel Reese, Jemele Hill, Nancy Armour and others will never admit fault because of how deeply their resentment of Clark's success runs.
    — Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
  • An angel then killed 185,000 Assyrian idolaters.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Definition of idolater
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