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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Recent Examples of nonbeliever
They had been told that they were being questioned only in order to segregate the prison wards according to believers and nonbelievers and their affiliations.
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Kasra Naji, Foreign Affairs, 17 Aug. 2016
The streets of Vatican City are both energized and oppressed with grief as faithful Catholics and nonbelievers consider the life and death, possibly soon, of Christ’s representative on earth.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Feb. 2025
There are only two kinds of people in the world: the believer and the nonbeliever.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 23 Dec. 2024
To have a follower recount a feat of superhuman strength, or even an apparition, is hard for a layperson to fathom but has the advantage of having happened in the past and out of the view of nonbelievers.
—Michelle Weber, Longreads, 8 Nov. 2024
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Kasra Naji, Foreign Affairs, 17 Aug. 2016
The streets of Vatican City are both energized and oppressed with grief as faithful Catholics and nonbelievers consider the life and death, possibly soon, of Christ’s representative on earth.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Feb. 2025
There are only two kinds of people in the world: the believer and the nonbeliever.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 23 Dec. 2024
To have a follower recount a feat of superhuman strength, or even an apparition, is hard for a layperson to fathom but has the advantage of having happened in the past and out of the view of nonbelievers.
—Michelle Weber, Longreads, 8 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for nonbeliever
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“Nonbeliever.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonbeliever. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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