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nonbeliever

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A person who does not believe, especially regarding religion.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

someone who refuses to believe (as in a divinity)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: disbeliever, unbeliever

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: nonreligious person

Narrower terms: atheist, irreligionist, materialist

History

Etymology

From non- + believer.

Across languages

Translations

54 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 無神論者 /无神论者 (mou4 san4 leon6 ze2) — a person who does not believe, especially regarding religion
  • Chinese Mandarin: 无神论者 (wúshén lùnzhě) — a person who does not believe, especially regarding religion
  • Chinese Mandarin: 無神論者 /无神论者 (wúshén lùnzhě) — a person who does not believe, especially regarding religion
  • Czech: nevěřící — a person who does not believe, especially regarding religion
  • Czech: ateista — a person who does not believe, especially regarding religion
  • Czech: ateistka — a person who does not believe, especially regarding religion
  • Dutch: ongelovige — a person who does not believe, especially regarding religion
  • Dutch: atheïst — a person who does not believe, especially regarding religion
  • Finnish: ei-uskova — a person who does not believe, especially regarding religion
  • Finnish: uskonnoton — a person who does not believe, especially regarding religion
  • French: non-croyant — a person who does not believe, especially regarding religion
  • French: non-croyante — a person who does not believe, especially regarding religion
  • French: athée — a person who does not believe, especially regarding religion
  • Georgian: არამორწმუნე (aramorc̣mune) — a person who does not believe, especially regarding religion
  • Georgian: ათეისტი (ateisṭi) — a person who does not believe, especially regarding religion
  • Georgian: ურწმუნო (urc̣muno) — a person who does not believe, especially regarding religion
  • German: Ungläubiger — a person who does not believe, especially regarding religion
  • German: Ungläubige — a person who does not believe, especially regarding religion
  • German: Nichtglaubender — a person who does not believe, especially regarding religion
  • German: Nichtglaubende — a person who does not believe, especially regarding religion
  • German: Nichtgläubiger — a person who does not believe, especially regarding religion
  • German: Nichtgläubige — a person who does not believe, especially regarding religion
  • Greek: άπιστος (ápistos) — a person who does not believe, especially regarding religion
  • Greek: άπιστη (ápisti) — a person who does not believe, especially regarding religion
  • Ingrian: uskomatoin — a person who does not believe, especially regarding religion
  • Italian: non credente — a person who does not believe, especially regarding religion
  • Italian: ateo — a person who does not believe, especially regarding religion
  • Italian: atea — a person who does not believe, especially regarding religion
  • Japanese: 信じない人 (shinjinai hito) — a person who does not believe, especially regarding religion
  • Korean: 무신론자 (musillonja) — a person who does not believe, especially regarding religion
  • Korean: 불가지론자 (bulgaji-ronja) — a person who does not believe, especially regarding religion
  • Korean: 비종교자 (bijonggyoja) — a person who does not believe, especially regarding religion
  • Korean: 무신앙자 (musinangja) — a person who does not believe, especially regarding religion
  • Malayalam: അവിശ്വാസി (aviśvāsi) — a person who does not believe, especially regarding religion
  • Polish: bezwyznaniowiec — a person who does not believe, especially regarding religion
  • Polish: niewierzący — a person who does not believe, especially regarding religion
  • Polish: niewierząca — a person who does not believe, especially regarding religion
  • Portuguese: incrédulo — a person who does not believe, especially regarding religion
  • Portuguese: incrédula — a person who does not believe, especially regarding religion
  • Portuguese: descrente — a person who does not believe, especially regarding religion
  • Portuguese: ateu — a person who does not believe, especially regarding religion
  • Portuguese: atéia — a person who does not believe, especially regarding religion
  • Romanian: necredincios — a person who does not believe, especially regarding religion
  • Romanian: necredincioasă — a person who does not believe, especially regarding religion
  • Romanian: ateu — a person who does not believe, especially regarding religion
  • Romanian: atee — a person who does not believe, especially regarding religion
  • Russian: неве́рующий (nevérujuščij) — a person who does not believe, especially regarding religion
  • Russian: неве́рующая (nevérujuščaja) — a person who does not believe, especially regarding religion
  • Spanish: ateo — a person who does not believe, especially regarding religion
  • Spanish: atea — a person who does not believe, especially regarding religion
  • Spanish: no creyente — a person who does not believe, especially regarding religion
  • Swedish: icke-troende — a person who does not believe, especially regarding religion
  • Swedish: ateist — a person who does not believe, especially regarding religion
  • Turkish: inançsız — a person who does not believe, especially regarding religion