misbeliever

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US/mɪsbɪˈlivɚ/UK/mɪsbɪˈliːvə/

noun

Someone who holds a bad or wrong belief; a heretic, an unbeliever.

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hereticreligious outcast
OriginMiddle English misbilevere →
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Meanings

nounmisbeliever (plural misbelievers)

plural misbelievers

  1. Someone who holds a bad or wrong belief; a heretic, an unbeliever.

    We are placed in the country […] where we feare the menaces wherewith she threatneth all mis-beleevers, or follow her promises.

    , II.12

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Church

Similar
hereticreligious outcast
Broader
outcastcastawaypariah
Also see
heretic

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishmisbilevere
  2. Englishmisbeliever

From Middle English misbilevere, equivalent to misbelieve + -er.

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APA

misbeliever. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misbeliever

MLA

“misbeliever.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misbeliever. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “misbeliever,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misbeliever.

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