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*In ], "infidel" is an ] now supplanted usually by "non-Christian". *In ], "infidel" is an ] now supplanted usually by "non-Christian".
* The word '']'' ('''كافر''') of ] origin dating from ] is used by ]s to describe non-believers. It as well as its ] equivalent '']'', are terms usually translated into English as "infidel" or a ] for "infidel", "unbeliever". * The now pejorative word '']'' ('''كافر''') of ] origin dating from ] is used by ]s to describe non-believers. It as well as its ] equivalent '']'', are terms usually translated into English as "infidel" or a ] for "infidel", "unbeliever".


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For the Infocom text adventure, see Infidel (computer game).

An infidel (literally, "one without faith") is an unbeliever concerning central tenets of a religion, often used in a pejorative sense to describe those who explicitly deny them (especially regarding asserted aspects of a religion's deities). More generally, an infidel is one who doubts or rejects a particular doctrine, system, or principle.

  • In Christianity, "infidel" is an archaism now supplanted usually by "non-Christian".
  • The now pejorative word kafir (كافر) of Arabic origin dating from pre-Islam is used by Muslims to describe non-believers. It as well as its Turkish equivalent giaour, are terms usually translated into English as "infidel" or a synonym for "infidel", "unbeliever".

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