infidel
Rejecting a specific religionRejecting a specific religion.
» Woe to infidels.
Wehe den Ungläubigen! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Горе неверным! — glavkos
Горе гяурам! — glavkos
Горе невірним! — aandrusiak
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2 sensesRejecting a specific religion.
Of, characteristic of, or relating to unbelievers or unbelief.
Examples
6 sentencesWoe to infidels.
Горе невірним! — aandrusiak
ruГоре неверным! — glavkos
deWehe den Ungläubigen! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
An infidel's greatest defeat is ending up in paradise.
I'm not an infidel.
The word "infidel" comes from Latin.
Why does the Quran say that infidels should be killed?
Origin
First attested 1460, from Middle French infidèle, from Latin īnfidēlis (“unfaithful”), froFirst attested 1460, from Middle French infidèle, from Latin īnfidēlis (“unfaithful”), from in- (“not”) + fidēlis (“faithful”). See fidelity.
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Forms
more infidel, most infidel| Comparative | more infidel Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most infidel Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.