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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

Then, one of the conditions of the treaty of 1229 had been that within two years he should proceed to Palestine and wage war there with the infidel for five years.

From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II by Henry Charles Lea

Al Qaeda and Islamic State generally view Shiites as infidels and consider Iran a mortal enemy.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 1, 2026

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

This is why they are fond of calling thinking men infidels, and the heterodox wolves, whose teeth help to smooth and polish,--which is the reason why wolves are engraved upon the best steel blades.

From Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. by Jean Paul




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