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UNBELIEF
unbelief, disbelief
(noun) a rejection of belief
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
unbelief (usually uncountable, plural unbeliefs)
An absence (or rejection) of belief, especially religious belief
Source: Wiktionary
Un`be*lief", n. Etym: [Pref. un- not + belief: cf. AS. ungeleáfa.]
1. The withholding of belief; doubt; incredulity; skepticism.
2. Disbelief; especially, disbelief of divine revelation, or in a divine providence or scheme of redemption. Blind unbelief is sure to err, And scan his work in vain. Cowper.
Syn.
– See Disbelief.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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