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infidel

/ˈɪn.fə.dl̩/ noun

In Latin: īnfidēlis First recorded: 1460 Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about infidel at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. A person who does not acknowledge your god.

Origin

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

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