as in dissenters
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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 infidels
For those infidels keeping score at home, exactly one year ago today, Carrnac gazed into his crystal ball and presciently predicted both the acquittal of Karen Read and the conviction of Tania Fernandes Anderson.
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
The group follows an extreme interpretation of Sunni Islam and considers Shiites to be infidels.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Dec. 2025
The ideology of the groups appears to categorize anyone not subscribing to their extremist views as infidels, whether Muslims or Christians.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
During the Crusades, the Inquisition, and countless pogroms, Jews were demonized as infidels who refused to abandon their faith, even under threat of death.
—Avi Weiss, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2025
Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
The group follows an extreme interpretation of Sunni Islam and considers Shiites to be infidels.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Dec. 2025
The ideology of the groups appears to categorize anyone not subscribing to their extremist views as infidels, whether Muslims or Christians.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
During the Crusades, the Inquisition, and countless pogroms, Jews were demonized as infidels who refused to abandon their faith, even under threat of death.
—Avi Weiss, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for infidels
Noun
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Soon, dissenters are labeled enemies of the state.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
9 Jan. 2026
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The Venezuelan regime assassinated dissenters, unlawfully detained opposition leaders (such as Maria Corina Machado), and still holds political prisoners hostage.—
Agustina Vergara Cid,
Oc Register,
7 Jan. 2026
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Reza Pahlavi Can’t Save Them Other prominent dissidents, including Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi, remain inside Iran as political prisoners.—
Karl Vick,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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The regime’s Islamic Revolutionary Court sentenced Hekmati to four years in prison, and he is being held in Iran’s infamous Evin Prison — a complex that is reportedly used to torture political prisoners and dissidents.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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But a few renegades creatively defected across the pond, looking instead at America for inspiration.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
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VCs raining money on said brilliant renegades, despite signals that the market wasn’t quite mature enough and money was being lit on fire?—
Cortney Harding,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Peppering dashes of humor into its brew of foreboding, the movie views the rise of an authoritarian movement through its effect on a family of unbelievers, covering a five-year period that begins in celebration and ends somewhere very different.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Infidels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infidels. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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