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Revision as of 21:40, 29 January 2006 by Farhansher (talk | contribs) (plz refrian from this idiocy , kafi has nothing to do with Infidel)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)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 the religion's deity). 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 Hinduism, "nastik" describes one who does not recognize the authority of the Vedas, and "mleccha", someone who does not follow the Hindu way of living.
- In Islam, an Arabic term romanized as "kafir" is used for non-Muslims.
- In Judaism, "Goyim" and "Gentile" denote non-Jews and non-Israelites, respectively.
(See Infidel (computer game) for the 1983 computer text adventure from Infocom.)
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