"unbeliever" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-us-unbeliever.ogg Forms: unbelievers [plural]
Etymology: From un- + believer, perhaps a corruption of earlier wanbeliever (“unbeliever”). Etymology templates: {{af|en|un-|believer}} un- + believer Head templates: {{en-noun}} unbeliever (plural unbelievers)
  1. One who does not believe, particularly in a deity (used by believers to describe people who do not believe in the same deity or deities as themselves). Synonyms: infidel, non-believer, nonbeliever, nullifidian

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