as in atheist
a person who does not believe in something (such as a religious belief)
a memorial service that is suitable for both believers and nonbelievers The preacher is trying to convince the nonbelievers.
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Recent Examples of nonbeliever
Osgood’s book aims to make religious conversion intelligible to the nonbeliever; meanwhile, many of Ash’s sources resist this sort of intelligibility at every turn, fearing that a religion compatible with the secular world is not enough of a religion at all.
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Lauren Boersma Harris, New Yorker, 24 Dec. 2025
Excessive entanglement would affect the government's independence and potentially give religious adherents access to government not available to nonbelievers.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 28 Nov. 2025
The most vocal nonbeliever of Rosenhaus’s prognosis comes via social media in Dr. David Chao, better known as the Pro Football Doc, who served as the NFL head team doctor for more than 17 years.
—Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, nonbelievers create humorous content, featuring videos of empty clothes draped over furniture or laid out on the street, suggesting they were abandoned by those who were raptured.
—Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Sep. 2025
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Lauren Boersma Harris, New Yorker, 24 Dec. 2025
Excessive entanglement would affect the government's independence and potentially give religious adherents access to government not available to nonbelievers.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 28 Nov. 2025
The most vocal nonbeliever of Rosenhaus’s prognosis comes via social media in Dr. David Chao, better known as the Pro Football Doc, who served as the NFL head team doctor for more than 17 years.
—Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, nonbelievers create humorous content, featuring videos of empty clothes draped over furniture or laid out on the street, suggesting they were abandoned by those who were raptured.
—Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonbeliever
Noun
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Even those who are atheists need something to believe in.—
Mariam Amini,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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Today, Lowery is an atheist, having left the Catholic Church a long time ago, but his religious upbringing still has a hold on him.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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
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Sunni imams issued fatwas, legal condemnations by Islamic religious leaders, against us infidels.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Mar. 2026
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