单词 | unbelief |
释义 | unbelief (once / 1808 pages) n You can use the noun unbelief to talk about a lack of belief in something, like your unbelief, since childhood, in fairies. When someone doesn't believe in something, that person has an unbelief. Most often, the term unbelief is used to talk specifically about religion. An atheist is characterized by her unbelief in a god or higher power beyond things that can be scientifically proven. Another word for unbelief is disbelief. WORD FAMILYunbelief: unbeliefs+/belief: beliefs, disbelief, unbelief/believability: believabilities/believable: believability, believably, unbelievable/believe: belief, believable, believed, believer, believes, believing, disbelieve, misbelieve/believer: believers, nonbeliever, unbeliever/believing: believingly, believings, unbelieving/disbelief: disbeliefs/disbelieve: disbelieved, disbeliever, disbelieves, disbelieving/disbeliever: disbelievers/disbelieving: disbelievingly/misbelieve: misbelieved, misbeliever, misbelieves, misbelieving/misbeliever: misbelievers/nonbeliever: nonbelievers/unbelievable: unbelievably/unbeliever: unbelievers/unbelieving: unbelievingly USAGE EXAMPLESThere are those whose belief is strong and those whose unbelief is equally unyielding. The Guardian(Nov 13, 2016) At her brilliant eyes and tremulous smile her two daughters stared in unbelief. Elizabeth George Speare, The Witch of Blackbird Pond(1958) Lewis acts like a guide on the journey from unbelief to faith. Wall Street Journal(Mar 24, 2016) n a rejection of belief Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper disbelief belief any cognitive content held as true agnosticism, scepticism, skepticism the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge atheisma lack of belief in the existence of God or gods cognitive content, content, mental object the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned |
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