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unbelievera person who does not believe in a particular religion or in religious faith generally

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a person who does not believe in a particular religion or in religious faith generally

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌʌnbɪˈliːvər/

Korean meaning: 특정 종교나 종교적 믿음을 갖지 않는 사람, 불신자

Korean pronunciation: 언-비-리-버 (강세: 리)

Example Sentences

  • The missionary tried to convince the unbeliever with chocolate cookies, but she was more interested in the recipe than the sermon.
  • As an unbeliever, he questioned everything, including why hot dogs come in packs of 10 but buns come in packs of 8.
  • The debate between believers and unbelievers continued late into the night.

unbeliever

NOUN

//ˌʌnbɪˈliːvər//

a person who does not believe in a particular religion or in religious faith generally

unbeliever concept
💡 Concept

Someone who doesn't believe in religion

unbeliever rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

The believer finds a reliever, while the unbeliever just observes.

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌʌnbɪˈliːvər/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌʌnbɪˈliːvə(r)/

🌳Etymology

Prefixun--
Rootbelieve
Suffix--er

Origin

고대 영어에서 'un-(부정)' + 'believe(믿다)' + '-er(~하는 사람)'가 결합되어 만들어진 단어로, 문자 그대로 '믿지 않는 사람'을 의미합니다.

🎵Rhyme

believerreceiverachieverreliever
believer
receiver
achiever
reliever

🔗Collocations

religious unbeliever
confirmed unbeliever
unbeliever community
convert an unbeliever
unbeliever's perspective
treat as unbeliever

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The missionary tried to convince the unbeliever with chocolate cookies, but she was more interested in the recipe than the sermon.

😄 Fun example

As an unbeliever, he questioned everything, including why hot dogs come in packs of 10 but buns come in packs of 8.

The debate between believers and unbelievers continued late into the night.

She remained an unbeliever despite growing up in a deeply religious family.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

skepticatheistagnosticdoubternonbeliever

Antonyms

believerfaithfuldevotee

Related

faithreligiondoubtskepticismconversion

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