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
When Hegseth tries to don the armor of a warrior priest, the result is a rancid mess that should offend believers and nonbelievers alike.
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Tom Nichols,
The Atlantic,
30 Mar. 2026
Despite her Catholic upbringing, Evy is a paranormal skeptic and religious nonbeliever.
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Megan McCluskey,
Time,
13 Mar. 2026
Excessive entanglement would affect the government's independence and potentially give religious adherents access to government not available to nonbelievers.
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Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
28 Nov. 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.
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Jordan Green,
Nashville Tennessean,
23 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for nonbeliever
Tom Nichols,
The Atlantic,
30 Mar. 2026
Despite her Catholic upbringing, Evy is a paranormal skeptic and religious nonbeliever.
—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
13 Mar. 2026
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
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
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Veena had been an atheist with dreams of becoming a physicist.
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Her poems inspire liberals and conservatives, atheists and believers, naturalists and urbanites.
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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.
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Sunni imams issued fatwas, legal condemnations by Islamic religious leaders, against us infidels.
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“Nonbeliever.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonbeliever. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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