Unbelief

//ʌnbɪˈliːf// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An absence (or rejection) of belief, especially religious belief. uncountable, usually

    "And he coulde there ſhewe no myracles butt leyd his hondꝭ apon a feawe ſicke foolke ãd healed thẽ. And he merveyled at their vnbelefe."

  2. 2
    a rejection of belief wordnet

Synonyms

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agnosticismapprehensionatheismdenialdisbeliefdisbelief

Example

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"And Jesus wondered because of their unbelief, and he went through the villages round about teaching."

Etymology

From Middle English unbilefe, unbileve, equivalent to un- + belief.

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