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Meaning of Unbelief | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ʌnbɪˈliːf

Definitions

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

uncountable, usually

Equivalents

العربية الشكّ
Български неверие
Čeština nevíra
Deutsch Unglaube
Esperanto malkredeco
Français incrédulité
Gàidhlig an-chreideamh
Bahasa Indonesia kufur
日本語 不信心
Latina incredulitas
Nederlands ongeloof
Русский неверие
Српски nevera nevjera невера невјера
Svenska otro

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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