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
For the believers and nonbelievers, the Pentagon answered whether UFOs or aliens have ever visited Earth, saying there is no evidence.
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Greg Wehner, Fox News, 17 Oct. 2024
They had been told that they were being questioned only in order to segregate the prison wards according to believers and nonbelievers and their affiliations.
—Kasra Naji, Foreign Affairs, 17 Aug. 2016
The streets of Vatican City are both energized and oppressed with grief as faithful Catholics and nonbelievers consider the life and death, possibly soon, of Christ’s representative on earth.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Feb. 2025
There are only two kinds of people in the world: the believer and the nonbeliever.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 23 Dec. 2024
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Greg Wehner, Fox News, 17 Oct. 2024
They had been told that they were being questioned only in order to segregate the prison wards according to believers and nonbelievers and their affiliations.
—Kasra Naji, Foreign Affairs, 17 Aug. 2016
The streets of Vatican City are both energized and oppressed with grief as faithful Catholics and nonbelievers consider the life and death, possibly soon, of Christ’s representative on earth.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Feb. 2025
There are only two kinds of people in the world: the believer and the nonbeliever.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonbeliever
Noun
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Pope Francis, 88, was remembered for fostering solidarity among Catholics, people of other faiths including Jews and Muslims, and even atheists.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Douglas Murray — the snarky British atheist — now agrees with Rauch and Peterson that healthy faith is a must-have for a healthy society.—
Mike Woodruff,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Mar. 2025
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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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The rhetoric of declaring others infidels, marginalization, and violence continues.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Nonbeliever.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonbeliever. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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