unbelief
NounSynonyms:
disbelief
WordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- a rejection of beliefSynonyms: disbelief
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Unbelief \Un`be*lief"\, n. [Pref. un- not + belief: cf. AS. ungele['a]fa.]
1.The withholding of belief; doubt; incredulity; skepticism. [1913 Webster]
2.Disbelief; especially, disbelief of divine revelation, or in a divine providence or scheme of redemption. [1913 Webster]
Blind unbelief is sure to err, And scan his work in vain.— Cowper.[1913 Webster]
Syn: See Disbelief. [1913 Webster]