unbelief
pronunciation
How to pronounce unbelief in British English: UK [ˌʌnbɪˈli:f]
How to pronounce unbelief in American English: US [ˌʌnbɪˈlif]
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- Noun:
- a rejection of belief
Word Origin
- unbelief (n.)
- mid-12c., "absence or lack of religious belief; disbelief of the truth of the Gospel," from un- (1) "not" or un- (2) "opposite of" + belief. Old English had ungeleafa in this sense.
Antonym
Example
- 1. Nor may he plead lack of regeneration for unbelief .
- 2. Doubt is a matter of the mind , while unbelief is a matter of the will .
- 3. 3 For what if some did not believe ? Shall their unbelief make the faith of god without effect ?
- 4. And he did not do many miracles there because of their unbelief .
- 5. So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief .