Definitions for unbelief
ˌʌn bɪˈlifun·be·lief

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. unbelief, disbeliefnoun

   a rejection of belief

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. unbeliefnoun

   A lack (or rejection) of belief, especially religious belief

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unbeliefnoun

   1. Incredulity.

   ’Tis not vain or fabulous,
   What the sage poets, taught by th’ heav’nly muse,
   Storied of old in high immortal verse,
   Of dire chimæra’s, and enchanted isles,
   And rifted rocks, whose entrance leads to hell;
   For such there be, but unbelief is blind. John Milton.

   I’m justly plagu’d by this your unbelief,
   And am myself the cause of my own grief. Dryden.

   Such an universal acquaintance with things will keep you from an excess of credulity and unbelief; i.e. a readiness to believe, or to deny every thing at first hearing. Isaac Watts.

   2. Infidelity; irreligion.

   Where profess’d unbelief is, there can be no visible church of Christ; there may be where sound belief wanteth. Richard Hooker.

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1. unbelief

   Unbelief refers to the disbelief in the existence or validity of something, particularly the denial or rejection of religious faith or religious doctrine. It can also refer to the lack of faith, trust, or confidence in a person or thing. The term is often used in the context of religion, but it can also be applied philosophically to denote skepticism or doubt. Unbelief can be voluntary or involuntary and may result from conscious choice or from inability.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unbeliefnoun

   the withholding of belief; doubt; incredulity; skepticism

2. Unbeliefnoun

   disbelief; especially, disbelief of divine revelation, or in a divine providence or scheme of redemption

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Unbelief

   un-bē-lēf′, n. want of belief: disbelief, esp. in divine revelation.—n. Unbelievabil′ity, incapability of being believed.—adjs. Unbeliev′able; Unbelieved′.—n. Unbeliev′er, one who does not believe, esp. in divine revelation: an incredulous person.—adj. Unbeliev′ing, not believing, esp. divine revelation.—adv. Unbeliev′ingly, in an unbelieving manner.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of unbelief in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of unbelief in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of unbelief in a Sentence

1. Ralph Waldo Emerson:

   If you can not find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it Dogen Belief consists in accepting the affirmations of the soul unbelief, denying them.

2. Charles Lauller:

   Doubt asks the sincere questions, unbelief won’t hear the answers. Believe your beliefs, and doubt your doubts!

3. Blaise Pascal:

   If we let ourselves believe that man began with divine grace, that he forfeited this by sin, and that he can be redeemed only by divine grace through the crucified Christ, then we shall find peace of mind never granted to philosophers. He who cannot believe is cursed, for he reveals by his unbelief that God has not chosen to give him grace.

4. Ralph Waldo Emerson:

   Belief consists in accepting the affirmations of the soul unbelief, in denying them.

5. Robert Ingersoll, “What Must We Do To Be Saved?” (1880):

   If we are immortal it is a fact in nature, and we are not indebted to priests for it, nor to bibles for it, and it cannot be destroyed by unbelief.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=unbelief
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Unbelief
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=unbelief
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unbelief
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=unbelief