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| *In ], "infidel" is an ] now supplanted usually by "non-Christian". | *In ], "infidel" is an ] now supplanted usually by "non-Christian". | ||
| *In ], an ] term ] as '']'' and usually translated as "infidel" or "unbeliever", is used to refer to non-Muslims. | *In ], an ] term ] as '']'' and usually translated as "infidel" or "unbeliever", is used to refer to non-Muslims. | ||
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For the Infocom text adventure, see Infidel (computer game).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 usually by "non-Christian".
- In Islam, an Arabic term romanized as kafir and usually translated as "infidel" or "unbeliever", is used to refer to non-Muslims.