infidel (Meaning)

Wordnet

infidel (n)

a person who does not acknowledge your god

Webster

infidel (a.)

Not holding the faith; -- applied esp. to one who does not believe in the inspiration of the Scriptures, and the supernatural origin of Christianity.

Webster

infidel (n.)

One who does not believe in the prevailing religious faith; especially, one who does not believe in the divine origin and authority of Christianity; a Mohammedan; a heathen; a freethinker.

infidel Sentence Examples

  1. The Crusaders condemned the Saracens as infidels.
  2. The Inquisition relentlessly pursued those deemed infidels by the Church.
  3. The pope declared the emperor an infidel and excommunicated him.
  4. The infidel's beliefs were considered blasphemous and heretical.
  5. The devout missionary sought to convert the infidels to Christianity.
  6. The infidels were subjected to persecution and discrimination.
  7. The infidel's presence in the holy land was seen as a threat to faith.
  8. The king vowed to rid his kingdom of all infidels.
  9. The infidel's arguments were vigorously refuted by theologians.
  10. The infidel's defiance of religious authority was met with severe punishment.

FAQs About the word infidel

a person who does not acknowledge your godNot holding the faith; -- applied esp. to one who does not believe in the inspiration of the Scriptures, and the super

dissenter, unbeliever, dissident, renegade,disbeliever, dissentient, heretic, separatist, bohemian, sectarian

believer,believer,, conformist, conformist,conformer, conformer

The Crusaders condemned the Saracens as infidels.

The Inquisition relentlessly pursued those deemed infidels by the Church.

The pope declared the emperor an infidel and excommunicated him.

The infidel's beliefs were considered blasphemous and heretical.