nonbeliever

noun

non·​be·​liev·​er ˌnän-bə-ˈlē-vər How to pronounce nonbeliever (audio)
: a person who is not a believer
… a well-known nonbeliever in holiday sales or discounts …Seung Lee
a nonbeliever in ghosts
especially : atheist
… had grown up in the West and gone to college as a nonbeliever in the Bible Belt … Tim Keown

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To have a follower recount a feat of superhuman strength, or even an apparition, is hard for a layperson to fathom but has the advantage of having happened in the past and out of the view of nonbelievers. Joseph Bien-Kahn, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2024 For the believers and nonbelievers, the Pentagon answered whether UFOs or aliens have ever visited Earth, saying there is no evidence. Greg Wehner, Fox News, 17 Oct. 2024 And just like that, the nonbelievers have been converted. Regina Kim, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2024 Deadpool & Wolverine is for hard-core fans of superhero films, not casuals—and certainly not the nonbelievers. David Sims, The Atlantic, 23 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for nonbeliever 

Word History

First Known Use

1649, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of nonbeliever was in 1649

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“Nonbeliever.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonbeliever. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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