unbelief
/ʌnbɪˈliːf
/noun [mass noun]
Lack of religious belief; an absence of faith: the darkness of unbelief the distinction between doubt and unbelief is valid and useful...
- His presence or absence is in belief or unbelief, and each of the two, once acquired, will necessarily be affirmed by all observations.
- Not only did Thomas go from unbelief to belief; he went from isolation to community.
- Belief and unbelief, so important to the intellectual posturing of modern existence, are innocuous, vacuous terms.
Synonyms
atheism, non-belief, agnosticism, heresy, apostasy, irreligion, heathenism, godlessness, nihilism, lack of faith;
scepticism, cynicism, disbelief, incredulity, suspicion, distrust, mistrust, doubt, non-conviction, dubiety