unfaith

[ uhn-feyth ]

noun

1. lack of faith, especially religious faith; unbelief.

Word History and Origins

Origin of unfaith¹

First recorded in 1400–50; Middle English unfeith; un- ¹( def ) + faithful ( def )

Example Sentences

“Our interfaith voices, our unfaith voices, for the commonwealth that is our voice.”

From Washington Times

I am unbaptized, a nest for demons: how could she know what germs of blasphemy and unfaith were breeding in me?

From Literature

Tausig was a child of the nineteenth century, full of its ideals, its aimless strivings, its restlessness, its unfaith and desperately sceptical tone.

From Project Gutenberg

We make the largest allowance for this element of uncertainty in the line that bounds faith from unfaith; “The Lord knoweth them that are His.”

From Project Gutenberg

Unfaith, un-fāth′, n. want of faith: faithlessness.—adj.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• distrust
• incredulity
• mistrust