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| *In ], an ] term ] as "]" is used for atheists and the followers of other religions apart from the ] (generally taken to be Jews, Christians and Samaritans), and is often translated as "infidel". It may also be used in some contexts for Peoples of the Book. | *In ], an ] term ] as "]" is used for atheists and the followers of other religions apart from the ] (generally taken to be Jews, Christians and Samaritans), and is often translated as "infidel". It may also be used in some contexts for Peoples of the Book. | ||
| *In ], "]" describes one who does not recognize the authority of the ], and "]", someone who does not follow the ] way of living. | Other terms arising from the same general concept, but not rendered to "infidel" in English: | ||
| *In ], "]" describes one who does not recognize the authority of the ], and "]" (archaism), someone who does not follow the ] way of living. | |||
| *In ], "]" and "]" denote non-Jews and non-Israelites, respectively. | *In ], "]" and "]" denote non-Jews and non-Israelites, respectively. | ||
| ''(See ] for the ] computer ] from ].)'' | ''(See ] for the ] computer ] from ].)'' | ||
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An "infidel" is an unbeliever concerning central tenets of a religion, often used in a pejorative sense to describe those who explicitly deny them (especially regarding asserted aspects of a religion's deities). More generally, an infidel is one who doubts or rejects a particular (usually heirarchical) doctrine, system, or principle.
- In Christianity, "infidel" is an archaism now supplanted variously by "atheist", "agnostic", "heathen" or "pagan".
- In Islam, an Arabic term romanized as "kafir" is used for atheists and the followers of other religions apart from the People of the Book (generally taken to be Jews, Christians and Samaritans), and is often translated as "infidel". It may also be used in some contexts for Peoples of the Book.
Other terms arising from the same general concept, but not rendered to "infidel" in English:
- In Hinduism, "nastik" describes one who does not recognize the authority of the Vedas, and "mleccha" (archaism), someone who does not follow the Hindu way of living.
(See Infidel (computer game) for the 1983 computer text adventure from Infocom.)