🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

no creyente

Pronunciation / Transliteration: no kɾeˈjente

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Nonbeliever/ˌnɒn.bɪˈliː.vər/
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Como no creyente, a menudo se siente fuera de lugar en reuniones religiosas."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who does not believe in a particular religion or set of beliefs.

    "As a nonbeliever, she often found herself questioning the traditions of her family."
  2. 2

    Someone who is skeptical or does not accept a particular ideology.

    "In discussions about politics, he often identified as a nonbeliever in the mainstream narratives."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'nonbeliever' is formed from the prefix 'non-' meaning 'not' and 'believer', which originates from the Old English 'beliefe', derived from the Proto-Germanic '*ga-laubijan', meaning 'to hold dear, to trust'. The word has evolved to denote someone who does not hold a belief, particularly in a religious context.

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