"misbeliever" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /mɪsbɪˈlivɚ/ [General-American], /mɪsbɪˈliːvə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: misbelievers [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English misbilevere, equivalent to misbelieve + -er. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|misbilevere}} Middle English misbilevere, {{suffix|en|misbelieve|er}} misbelieve + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} misbeliever (plural misbelievers)
  1. Someone who holds a bad or wrong belief; a heretic, an unbeliever.
    Sense id: en-misbeliever-en-noun-Jq-k1luZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er

Inflected forms

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