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infidel

in·fi·del

UK/ˈɪn.fə.dl̩/ US/ˈɪn.fəˌdɛl/ uncommon

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a person who does not acknowledge your God

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

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