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Unbelief

Noun CEFR B2
ʌnbɪˈliːf

Definitions

An absence (or rejection) of belief, especially religious belief.

uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Françaisincrédulité
DeutschUnglaube
Русскийневерие
14 more languages
العربيةالشكّ
Българскиневерие
Češtinanevíra
Esperantomalkredeco
Gàidhligan-chreideamh
Bahasa Indonesiakufur
日本語不信心
Nederlandsongeloof
Svenskaotro

Examples

And he coulde there ſhewe no myracles butt leyd his hondꝭ apon a feawe ſicke foolke ãd healed thẽ. And he merveyled at their vnbelefe.”
“On hands and knees he looked at the empty siding and up at the sunfilled sky with unbelief and despair.”
Soon Spinoza was regarded as the standard-bearer for unbelief, even though pervading his carefully-worded writings there is a clear notion of a divine spirit inhabiting the world, and a profound sense of wonder and reverence for mystery.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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