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- adjective Not a
believer ; in particular, not a member of a specific religious group
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Examples
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The odds and gods are overwhelmingly against them, but ingenuity, perseverance and a peculiar kind of nonbelieving faith bring them through to a suitable, if not conventionally happy, ending.
Stromata Blog: 2009
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The odds and gods are overwhelmingly against them, but ingenuity, perseverance and a peculiar kind of nonbelieving faith bring them through to a suitable, if not conventionally happy, ending.
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The headlines from a largely nonbelieving and predictably cynical world press were much as expected: ITALIAN SCIENTIST REPRODUCES SHROUD OF TURIN AND SCIENTIST PROVES SHROUD OF TURIN IS A MEDIEVAL FORGERY seemed to capture the general tenor of the stories going forth that afternoon from the conference room in Bologna.
The Shroud Codex Ph.D Jerome R. Corsi 2010
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Becky Hale, a founder of the atheist group Freethinkers of Colorado Springs, said the service discriminates against nonbelieving Democrats.
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But since the late 1990s, Zakani had adhered to a hard-line script that left little room for nonbelieving Iranians.
Let the Swords Encircle Me Scott Peterson 2010
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But both believing and nonbelieving scholars clearly can teach about religion in a secular setting without crossing the line into proselytizing.
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We are not a Muslim nation or a nonbelieving nation.
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There would be much to gain from emphasizing the hedonism-cosmic happiness dichotomy over the religious-nonbelieving dichotomy.
Post-Christian America Sean 2009
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The Republicans have had great success making the things nonbelieving liberals and Christians disagree on the key issues of the day.
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We are not a Muslim nation or a nonbelieving nation.
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