Standard Lemma guide

infidel

adj · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈɪn.fə.dl̩/
  • /ˈɪn.fəˌdɛl/
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  • CMU ARPABET: IH1 N F IH0 D EH2 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Rejecting a specific religion.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of, characteristic of, or relating to unbelievers or unbelief.

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3

noun

Meaning 3

One who does not believe in a certain religion.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: derogatory, usually

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

One who does not believe in a certain principle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: derogatory, usually

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Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

One with no religious beliefs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: derogatory, usually

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6

noun

Meaning 6

An openly Islamophobic individual receiving or seeking praise from other Islamophobic people.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: derogatory, usually

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7

noun

Meaning 7

a person who does not acknowledge your god

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: heathen, pagan, gentile

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: nonreligious person

Narrower terms: paynim, idolater, idolizer, idoliser, idol worshiper

History

Etymology

First attested 1460, from Middle French infidèle, from Latin īnfidēlis (“unfaithful”), from in- (“not”) + fidēlis (“faithful”). See fidelity.

Across languages

Translations

81 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: pafe — non-believer
  • Arabic: كَافِر (kāfir) — non-believer
  • Arabic: كَافِرَة (kāfira) — non-believer
  • Azerbaijani: kafir — non-believer
  • Azerbaijani: gavur — non-believer
  • Bashkir: кафыр (kafır) — non-believer
  • Bengali: কাফির (kaphir) — non-believer
  • Bulgarian: неверник (nevernik) — non-believer
  • Catalan: infidel — non-believer
  • Chinese Mandarin: 不信者 (bùxìn zhě) — non-believer
  • Czech: nevěřící — non-believer
  • Danish: vantro — non-believer
  • Dutch: ongelovige — non-believer
  • Esperanto: malkredulo — non-believer
  • Faroese: vantrúgvandi — non-believer
  • Faroese: vantrúgvin — non-believer
  • Finnish: vääräuskoinen — non-believer
  • Finnish: pakana — non-believer
  • Finnish: uskoton — non-believer
  • French: infidèle — non-believer
  • French: incroyant — non-believer
  • French: mécréant — non-believer
  • German: Ungläubiger — non-believer
  • German: Ungläubige — non-believer
  • Greek: άπιστος (ápistos) — non-believer
  • Ancient Greek: ἄπιστος (ápistos) — non-believer
  • Hebrew: כּוֹפֵר (kofér) — non-believer
  • Hebrew: אֶפִּיקוֹרֶס (epikóres) — non-believer
  • Hebrew: אֶפִּיקוֹרוֹס (epikóros) — non-believer
  • Hindi: नास्तिक (nāstik) — non-believer
  • Hindi: काफ़िर (kāfir) — non-believer
  • Indonesian: kafir — non-believer
  • Indonesian: keparat — non-believer
  • Irish: neamhchreidmheach — non-believer
  • Irish: ainchreidmheach — non-believer
  • Irish: díchreidmheach — non-believer
  • Italian: infedele — non-believer
  • Japanese: 不信者 (fushinja) — non-believer
  • Kazakh: кәпір (käpır) — non-believer
  • Korean: 불신자 (bulsinja) — non-believer
  • Central Kurdish: گاور (gawr) — non-believer
  • Central Kurdish: کافر (kafr) — non-believer
  • Northern Kurdish: gawir — non-believer
  • Northern Kurdish: kafir — non-believer
  • Kyrgyz: каапыр (kaapır) — non-believer
  • Latin: īnfidēlis — non-believer
  • Malay: kafir — non-believer
  • Manx: anchredjaltagh — non-believer
  • Manx: anchreestee — non-believer
  • Māori: kaiwhakaponokore — non-believer
  • Pashto: کافر (kāfér) — non-believer
  • Persian: کافر (kâfar) — non-believer
  • Polish: niewierny — non-believer
  • Portuguese: infiel — non-believer
  • Romanian: necredincios — non-believer
  • Russian: неве́рный (nevérnyj) — non-believer
  • Russian: неве́рующий (nevérujuščij) — non-believer
  • Russian: инове́рец (inovérec) — non-believer
  • Sanskrit: धन्य (dhanya) — non-believer
  • Sanskrit: पाषण्ड (pāṣaṇḍa) — non-believer
  • Scottish Gaelic: neo-chreidmheach — non-believer
  • Serbo-Croatian: нѐве̄рнӣк — non-believer
  • Serbo-Croatian: нѐвје̄рнӣк — non-believer
  • Serbo-Croatian: nèvērnīk — non-believer
  • Serbo-Croatian: nèvjērnīk — non-believer
  • Spanish: infiel — non-believer
  • Spanish: descreído — non-believer
  • Spanish: impío — non-believer
  • Spanish: descreída — non-believer
  • Spanish: impía — non-believer
  • Spanish: pérfido — non-believer
  • Swedish: otrogen — non-believer
  • Tajik: кофир (kofir) — non-believer
  • Tatar: көфер (köfer) — non-believer
  • Turkish: kâfir — non-believer
  • Ottoman Turkish: كاور (gâvur) — non-believer
  • Turkmen: kapyr — non-believer
  • Urdu: کافر (kāfir) — non-believer
  • Uyghur: كاپىر (kapir) — non-believer
  • Uzbek: kofir — non-believer
  • Yiddish: אַפּיקורס (apikoyres) — non-believer