non-believers
Those without faith
Non-believers are people who don't accept a particular faith or religious doctrine.
The term is most often used from a religious perspective to describe those outside the faith: The missionary sought to convert non-believers.
It can also apply to skeptics of any belief system: Non-believers in climate change dismiss the scientific consensus.
Also spelled *nonbelievers*.
Nonbeliever in another's creed
- hereticChallenger of official doctrine
- heathenIrreligious nonbeliever
- paganNon-mainstream religion follower
- blasphemerOne who insults deity
apostate · kafir · goy · gentile · faithless · sinner · lost · damned
Rejection of deities
- godlessLacking belief in deities
- freethinkerRejects doctrine for reason
- humanistEthics-focused secular philosopher
- secularistAdvocate for nonreligious governance
antitheist · godlessness · naturalism · materialism · rationalist · bright · nontheist · irreligion
Experienced in practical affairs
- temporalRelating to chronology
- civilMinimally polite
- mundaneCommonplace, lacking excitement
- earthlyOf this world
governmental · public · nonreligious · civic · societal · pluralist · separation · laity
Seeking answers through inquiry
- doubtLack of firm belief
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
- analyticalExamining parts methodically
- inquiryRequest for information
evidence · debunking · scrutiny · challenge · investigation · reasoning · proof · verification
State of being unsure
- questioningSeeking answers through inquiry
- open-mindednessAcceptance of differing viewpoints
- unknowableImpossible to understand
- undecidedNot having chosen
seeking · exploration · suspension · uncommitted · fence-sitter · deist · noncommittal · undeclared
infidel
Nonbeliever in another's creed
- hereticChallenger of official doctrine
- heathenIrreligious nonbeliever
- paganNon-mainstream religion follower
blasphemer · apostate · kafir · goy · gentile · faithless · sinner · lost · damned · godless
atheism
Rejection of deities
- godlessLacking belief in deities
- freethinkerRejects doctrine for reason
- humanistEthics-focused secular philosopher
secularist · antitheist · godlessness · naturalism · materialism · rationalist · bright · nontheist · irreligion · apostasy
worldly
Experienced in practical affairs
earthly · governmental · public · nonreligious · civic · societal · pluralist · separation · laity · nonsectarian
questioning
Seeking answers through inquiry
- doubtLack of firm belief
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
- analyticalExamining parts methodically
inquiry · evidence · debunking · scrutiny · challenge · investigation · reasoning · proof · verification · empirical
uncertainty
State of being unsure
- questioningSeeking answers through inquiry
- open-mindednessAcceptance of differing viewpoints
- unknowableImpossible to understand
undecided · seeking · exploration · suspension · uncommitted · fence-sitter · deist · noncommittal · undeclared
non-believersbelievers
Those having faith
true believers · theists · worshippers · adherents · devotees