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infidel

[in-fi-dl, -del] / ˈɪn fɪ dl, -ˌdɛl /


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“Word battles were wild and furious; and Liberal soon became known, not only as an infidel or atheist town, but as a very strange town,” author J.P.

From Washington Times Jan. 8, 2017

Its slickest publication had been Dabiq, a magazine named for a Syrian town where, in the seventh century, Armageddon was prophesied to play out in an apocalyptic battle with infidel forces from the Roman Empire.

From The New Yorker Dec. 4, 2016

He proudly calls himself an infidel and a deplorable.

From New York Times Nov. 4, 2016

There was an assumption that they would be greeted as liberators, rather than infidel invaders - as shown by the removal of hard hats for soft berets in the early stages of occupation.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2016

He was a reformer in his day—an infidel in his time.

From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions by Robert Green Ingersoll

During the civil war, the Druze were largely unwilling to ally with Assad but were wary of the opposition, which was dominated by hard-line Sunni Islamist groups, some of whom viewed Druze as infidels.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2025

The word “kuffar” is Arabic for nonbelievers or infidels.

From Seattle Times Apr. 4, 2023

It alleged that they were "takfiris" - a term used to describe jihadists who see other Muslims as infidels.

From BBC Dec. 19, 2022

This wasn't only because the Western rulers were infidels.

From Salon Sep. 18, 2022

That of the people, in the sense in which it is now generally understood, was unknown; even infidels and scoffers scarcely dreamed of it.

From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by E. Rameur




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