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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Different factions disagree on whether and when to declare an Islamic state, how to handle nonbelievers and the insufficiently pious, which enemy to target first, and, of course, who should be the overall leader of the movement.
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Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2021
The desire to bring back a traditional Muslim way of life from before the French arrived—with the implications this held for the role of women or nonbelievers—became the animating force of the uprising and the essential purpose of throwing off colonialism.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2024
There are all kinds of labels to describe nonbelievers.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 10 Mar. 2024
While the occasional skeptic or nonbeliever can brush off Reynolds’ proclamations as nonsense, plenty of people take them at face value, either agreeing with a patently untrue premise or attempting to put their own spin on it.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2024
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Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2021
The desire to bring back a traditional Muslim way of life from before the French arrived—with the implications this held for the role of women or nonbelievers—became the animating force of the uprising and the essential purpose of throwing off colonialism.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2024
There are all kinds of labels to describe nonbelievers.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 10 Mar. 2024
While the occasional skeptic or nonbeliever can brush off Reynolds’ proclamations as nonsense, plenty of people take them at face value, either agreeing with a patently untrue premise or attempting to put their own spin on it.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2024
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