disbeliever
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dis·be·lieve
(dĭs′bĭ-lēv′)v. dis·be·lieved, dis·be·liev·ing, dis·be·lieves
v.tr.
To refuse to believe or accept; reject: There is no reason to disbelieve his story.
v.intr.
To withhold or reject belief.
dis′be·liev′er n.
dis′be·liev′ing·ly adv.
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Noun | 1. | disbeliever - someone who refuses to believe (as in a divinity) nonreligious person - a person who does not manifest devotion to a deity atheist - someone who denies the existence of god irreligionist - someone who is indifferent or hostile to religion materialist - someone who thinks that nothing exists but physical matter |
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disbeliever
noun sceptic, scoffer, doubter, atheist, questioner, agnostic, doubting Thomas their attempts to convert disbelievers to their faith
supporter, follower, believer, disciple, devotee, adherent, zealot, upholder, proselyte
supporter, follower, believer, disciple, devotee, adherent, zealot, upholder, proselyte
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disbeliever
[ˌdɪsbəˈliːvəʳ] N → incrédulo/a m/f (Rel) → descreído/a m/fCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
disbeliever
n → Ungläubige(r) mf
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