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
The rhetoric of declaring others infidels, marginalization, and violence continues.
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
The infidels’ free speech or their indoor plumbing and electricity?
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 15 Mar. 2025
Some, steeped in anti-Semitic conspiracy theories, even viewed Israel as an infidel transgressor.
—Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2024
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
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
The infidels’ free speech or their indoor plumbing and electricity?
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 15 Mar. 2025
Some, steeped in anti-Semitic conspiracy theories, even viewed Israel as an infidel transgressor.
—Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2024
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
See All Example Sentences for infidel
Recent Examples of Synonyms for infidel
Noun
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After a fiery feud with President Donald Trump, Elon Musk became estranged from the Republican Party, flipping from mega-donor to major dissenter.—
Brendan Rascius
July 9,
Miami Herald,
9 July 2025
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Elections are tightly controlled, opposition is criminalized, political parties are banned, and dissenters—even peaceful ones are silenced.—
Roya Boroumand,
Time,
9 July 2025
Noun
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And, of course, my fantasy went right to some kind of renegade character along the lines of Saw Gerrera.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
16 May 2025
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The director Doris Wishman was a renegade: a woman who made lurid exploitation films at a time when American underground cinema was a man’s playground.—
Erik Piepenburg,
New York Times,
2 June 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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“Infidel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infidel. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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