- unbelief
- noun Date: 12th century incredulity or skepticism especially in matters of religious faith
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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unbelief — unbelief, disbelief, incredulity are comparable when they mean the attitude or state of mind of one who does not believe. Unbelief stresses the lack or absence of belief especially in respect to something (as religious revelation) above and… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Unbelief — Un be*lief , n. [Pref. un not + belief: cf. AS. ungele[ a]fa.] 1. The withholding of belief; doubt; incredulity; skepticism. [1913 Webster] 2. Disbelief; especially, disbelief of divine revelation, or in a divine providence or scheme of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unbelief — [un΄bə lēf′] n. [ME unbeleve] a withholding or lack of belief, esp. in religion or in certain religious doctrines SYN. UNBELIEF implies merely a lack of belief, as because of insufficient evidence, esp. in matters of religion or faith; DISBELIEF… … English World dictionary
unbelief — index cloud (suspicion), doubt (suspicion), suspicion (mistrust) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
unbelief — (n.) mid 12c., absence or lack of religious belief, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + BELIEF (Cf. belief) … Etymology dictionary
Unbelief — (Roget s Thesaurus) Doubt. < N PARAG:Unbelief >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 unbelief unbelief disbelief misbelief Sgm: N 1 discredit discredit miscreance Sgm: N 1 infidelity infidelity &c.(irreligion) 989 Sgm: N 1 dissent dissent … English dictionary for students
unbelief — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. disbelief, doubt, skepticism, incredulity, uncertainty, agnosticism; see also doubt 1 , uncertainty 1 . Syn. unbelief implies merely a lack of belief, as because of insufficient evidence, esp. in matters of religion or… … English dictionary for students
unbelief — /un bi leef /, n. the state or quality of not believing; incredulity or skepticism, esp. in matters of doctrine or religious faith. [1125 75; ME unbelefe; see UN 1, BELIEF] * * * … Universalium
unbelief — noun /ʌnbɪˈliːf/ A lack (or rejection) of belief, especially religious belief And he coulde there shewe no myracles butt leyd his hondes apon a feawe sicke foolke and healed them. And he merveyled at their unbelefe … Wiktionary
unbelief — Synonyms and related words: apprehension, atheism, disbelief, distrust, doubt, dubiety, faithlessness, gentilism, incredulity, infidelity, minimifidianism, misgiving, mistrust, nullifidianism, qualm, secularism, skepticism, suspicion,… … Moby Thesaurus
