as in dissenter
disapproving
a person who does not believe in a religion that someone regards as the true religion
The theocracy regarded as infidels anyone that did not practice their religion.
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Recent Examples of infidel
But the belief is part of the reason that the Druze have been branded by Islamic militants as infidels.
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Jane Arraf, NPR, 6 May 2025
The rhetoric of declaring others infidels, marginalization, and violence continues.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
Some of their treasured possessions—bicycles, snowboards, trophies—would identify them as infidels and put their lives in danger.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 5 Nov. 2024
Many of Hazimi’s former followers, for instance, have declared him and his followers infidels and now adhere to the teachings of a figure named Hilmi Hashimi.
—Vera Mironova, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2017
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Jane Arraf, NPR, 6 May 2025
The rhetoric of declaring others infidels, marginalization, and violence continues.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
Some of their treasured possessions—bicycles, snowboards, trophies—would identify them as infidels and put their lives in danger.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 5 Nov. 2024
Many of Hazimi’s former followers, for instance, have declared him and his followers infidels and now adhere to the teachings of a figure named Hilmi Hashimi.
—Vera Mironova, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2017
See All Example Sentences for infidel
Recent Examples of Synonyms for infidel
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Yet the unit also targets dissenters and those, including various clans, some backed by Israel, that dare to defy Hamas’s rule.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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If Homelander's takeover of the United States government and rounding up of his chief dissenters took place around Inauguration Day in January, Godolkin University's fall semester kicks off around the end of August.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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The polar figures of 16th-century Italian choral music, Palestrina, the Apollonian master of elegant counterpoint, and Gesualdo, the violent renegade of plangent harmonies, meet on the same program presented by Miller Theater.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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As a result, work in the Texas House, including the passage of several bills unrelated to redistricting, ground to a halt and arrest warrants were issued for the renegade lawmakers, though these couldn't be enforced outside Texas.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Aug. 2025
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No one ever converted an unbeliever with harshness, condemnation, and threats of hell.—
Sophia A. Nelson,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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An app called Krishna, for example, has already advised killing unbelievers and supporting India's ruling party.—
Scott Shapiro,
WIRED,
8 Jan. 2024
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Chinese police blocked sensitive news, pinpointing dissidents with unnerving precision.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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To dissidents, she has been seen as a hero putting her life on the line; to Modi’s supporters, as a dangerous subversive who is anti-national and anti-Hindu.—
Anderson Tepper,
The Atlantic,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Infidel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infidel. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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