unbelieving

• Décrit une personne qui ne croit pas en quelque chose, souvent avec scepticisme ou doute ; qui manifeste de l'incrédulité ou refuse d'admettre une idée, une affirmation ou une croyance.

Describes a person who does not believe something, especially in a skeptical or doubtful manner.

1. Rejecting belief in deitiesB2formal

   Not accepting the existence of any god or gods; lacking religious faith.

   incroyant

   • The unbelieving philosopher argued that faith was irrational.
   • She remained unbelieving despite her family's strong religious traditions.
   • In an unbelieving society, religious rituals are often abandoned.

   Synonymesatheisticatheisticalfaithlessgodlessinfidelirreligious

   Antonymesdevoutfaithfulpiousreligious

2. Materialistic worldviewC1formal

   Holding the view that only material things are real and that knowledge of spiritual or ultimate causes is impossible.

   Matérialiste

   • His unbelieving stance led him to reject any talk of the supernatural.
   • The philosopher's unbelieving perspective denied the existence of a soul.
   • An unbelieving approach to life focuses only on observable phenomena.

   Synonymesmaterialisticnaturalist

   Antonymesfaithfulreligiousspiritual

3. Questioning religious tenetsC1formal

   Denying or doubting the core teachings of a religion, especially in a critical manner.

   incroyant

   • The unbelieving critic challenged the church's doctrines publicly.
   • Her unbelieving questions about scripture made her family uncomfortable.
   • He wrote an unbelieving essay that questioned the foundations of faith.

   Synonymesdisbelievingdoubtingfaithlessirreligious

   Antonymesdevoutfaithfulpiousreligious