nullifidian

Syllables: null·i·fid·i·an/ˌnʌ.lɪˈfɪd.i.ən//ˌnʌ.ləˈfɪd.i.ən/

nullifidian noun: synonym of atheist (“a person who does not believe in deities or gods”).

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Noun

nullifidian (plural nullifidians)

Synonym of atheist (“a person who does not believe in deities or gods”).
- Near-synonyms: apostate, heretic, infidel (either coordinate or synonymous depending on the beliefs of the speaker or writer)
- [I]n their eyes, a lukewarm Presbyterian was little better than a Prelatist, an Anti-covenanter, and a Nullifidian.1816, Jedadiah Cleishbotham [pseudonym; Walter Scott], chapter II, in Tales of My Landlord, […], volume IV (Old Mortality), Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne and Co.] for William Blackwood, […]...
Synonyms:

apostate, heretic, infidel, atheist

Antonyms:

believer, solifidian, true believer
(figuratively, obsolete) Synonym of sceptic, skeptic (“a person who does not believe in or doubts something”).
- […] Celia was no longer the eternal cherub, but a thorn in her spirit, a pink-and-white nullifidian, worse than any discouraging presence in the 'Pilgrim's Progress.'1871, George Eliot [pseudonym; Mary Ann Evans], chapter IV, in Middlemarch […], volume I, Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood and Sons, →OCLC, book I, page 56
Synonyms:

sceptic, skeptic

Adjective

nullifidian (not comparable)

Having no faith or religion; atheist; also, doubtful or sceptical about faith or religion.
- Near-synonym: agnostic
- I fear treachery to the host from this nullifidian Achan—Thou shalt not go with him. Thou art our chariots and our horsemen.1816, Jedadiah Cleishbotham [pseudonym; Walter Scott], chapter II, in Tales of My Landlord, […], volume IV (Old Mortality), Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne and Co.] for William Blackwood, […]...
Synonyms:

atheistic, agnostic

Antonyms:

faithful, fidelitous, solifidian

nullifidian meaning in Urdu

nullifidian in Urdu

بےایمان, بےمذہب

Examples of nullifidian in a sentence

[I]n case thou shoulds't hollo for assistance, as yonder Nullifidian hath it.1826, [Walter Scott], chapter III, in Woodstock; Or, The Cavalier. […], volume II, Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne and Co.] for Archibald...
To whom the sceptic, or in the phrase of Wither's time the nullifidian [John] Nott:—'I should doubt this—he would not compare himself to the other (!)—Daw was wanted for the rhyme.'1885 January, Algernon Charles Swinburne, “Charles Lamb and George Wither”, in Miscellanies, London: Chatto & Windus, […], published 1886...

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Forms of nullifidian

plural	nullifidians

Origin of nullifidian

From nulli- (prefix meaning ‘null; no’) + Latin fidēs (“belief, faith”) + English -ian (suffix meaning ‘one belonging to, from, like, or relating to’, forming nouns; and ‘from, like, or related to’ forming adjectives) (compare Late Latin nullifidius (“infidel”)): * Nulli- is derived from Latin nūllus (“not any”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos, *óynos (“one; single”). * Fidēs is from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- (“to convince; to trust”).

Words formed from nullifidian

nullifidianism

Words that rhyme with nullifidian

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Questions about nullifidian

What does nullifidian mean?: Nullifidian means synonym of atheist (“a person who does not believe in deities or gods”).
What is nullifidian in Urdu?: Nullifidian in Urdu is بےایمان, بےمذہب. See Nullifidian meaning in Urdu.
How do you use nullifidian in a sentence?: [I]n case thou shoulds't hollo for assistance, as yonder Nullifidian hath it.
What part of speech is nullifidian?: Nullifidian can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce nullifidian?: Nullifidian is pronounced /ˌnʌ.lɪˈfɪd.i.ən/ (UK).
What is the plural of nullifidian?: The plural of nullifidian is nullifidians.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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