Thesaurus results for MISBELIEVER

misbeliever

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Definition of misbeliever

as in atheist

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The list no longer includes atheists, Unitarian Universalists, pagans and Wiccans.

— Tiffany Stanley, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Toward the end of our call, Ochoa tells me his mother, who raised him as an atheist, recently had a religious awakening.

— Charles Moss, SPIN, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of atheist

Noun

The list no longer includes atheists, Unitarian Universalists, pagans and Wiccans.

— Tiffany Stanley, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of pagan

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The evangelical Christian is trained early and often in the art of calling attention to their faith, in ways that might risk the irritation—but also pique the curiosity—of a nonbeliever.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2026
That principle protects believers and nonbelievers alike.

— David Williamson, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2026

Definition of nonbeliever

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Jihadis are not flocking to battle Israel or the United States, and the former Syrian jihadis sitting in Damascus seem to prefer attracting foreign investment to fighting infidel powers.

— Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of infidel

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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

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