as in atheist
a person who does not believe in something (such as a religious belief)
a memorial service that is suitable for both believers and nonbelievers The preacher is trying to convince the nonbelievers.
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So even this Court appears to believe there are some limits on the government’s ability to impose Christianity on nonbelievers.
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Ian Millhiser, Vox, 25 June 2024
Image Image Many traditional Christians hold that Christ will return in judgment, and that sinners and nonbelievers will be cast into eternal damnation.
—Clay Risen, New York Times, 8 June 2024
Different factions disagree on whether and when to declare an Islamic state, how to handle nonbelievers and the insufficiently pious, which enemy to target first, and, of course, who should be the overall leader of the movement.
—Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2021
The desire to bring back a traditional Muslim way of life from before the French arrived—with the implications this held for the role of women or nonbelievers—became the animating force of the uprising and the essential purpose of throwing off colonialism.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2024
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Ian Millhiser, Vox, 25 June 2024
Image Image Many traditional Christians hold that Christ will return in judgment, and that sinners and nonbelievers will be cast into eternal damnation.
—Clay Risen, New York Times, 8 June 2024
Different factions disagree on whether and when to declare an Islamic state, how to handle nonbelievers and the insufficiently pious, which enemy to target first, and, of course, who should be the overall leader of the movement.
—Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2021
The desire to bring back a traditional Muslim way of life from before the French arrived—with the implications this held for the role of women or nonbelievers—became the animating force of the uprising and the essential purpose of throwing off colonialism.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Nonbeliever.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonbeliever. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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