as in atheists
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 nonbelievers
Why don’t religious people make similar allowances for nonbelievers?
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James Parker, The Atlantic, 7 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
James Parker, The Atlantic, 7 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonbelievers
infidels
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During the Crusades, the Inquisition, and countless pogroms, Jews were demonized as infidels who refused to abandon their faith, even under threat of death.—
Avi Weiss,
New York Daily News,
10 Aug. 2025
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“Nonbelievers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonbelievers. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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