unbelief

Rejection of doctrine

Unbelief is the absence or rejection of belief, particularly religious faith.

Where doubt wavers, unbelief has settled: His unbelief was not angry or rebellious—he simply found no evidence for God.

The word carries a faint charge of judgment, implying belief is the default and its absence a departure.

religious

atheism

Rejection of deities

agnosticismDoubt about divine existence
irreligionAbsence of faith
apostasyRenunciation of former beliefs

heresy · godlessness · faithlessness · infidelity · impiety · secularism · freethought · nonbelief · heathenism · paganism

doubt

skepticism

Disposition toward doubt

questioningSeeking answers through inquiry
uncertaintyState of being unsure
misgivingsFeelings of doubt

distrust · suspicion · wariness · reservation · hesitation · dubiety · qualm · doubtfulness · unconvinced · misgiving

rejection

denial

Refusal to accept reality

dismissalRemoval from position
repudiationFormal refusal to accept
refusalAct of declining

spurning · renunciation · abjuration · recantation · disavowal · nonacceptance · rebuff · discrediting

Categories

belieffaith, creed, dogma, theism, atheism
doubtdoubt, doubts, doubting, doubtful, skepticism
disbeliefno way, unbelievable, yeah right, doubt, you're kidding
faith crisisfaith crisis, doubt, questioning faith, spiritual struggle, religious doubt
impietyungodliness, unholiness, irreverence, sacrilege, blasphemy
religious attitudesatheism, devout, faith, piety, reverence

Opposites

cognitive assent

unbeliefbelief

Trust held as true

credence · acceptance · conviction · trust · faith

religious faith

unbelieffaith

Trust without proof

belief · piety · devotion · religiosity · godliness

Family

unbeliever, unbelieving, unbelievers, unbelievingly

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