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   infidel

   /ˈɪnfɪd(ɛ)l/

   noun

   • 1. a person who has no religion or whose religion is not that of the majority: "a crusade against infidels and heretics"

   adjective

   • 1. adhering to a religion other than that of the majority: "the infidel foe"

   Word Origin late 15th century: from French infidèle or Latin infidelis, from in- ‘not’ + fidelis ‘faithful’ (from fides ‘faith’, related to fidere ‘to trust’). The word originally denoted a person of a religion other than one's own, specifically a Muslim (to a Christian), a Christian (to a Muslim), or a Gentile (to a Jew).

   Scrabble Points: 11

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