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Added 9 October 2026

faithless

adjective

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Lacking faith; lacking belief in something.
Not believing in God, religion, or a comparable ideology.
Unfaithful (said of people, towards their partners)

Origin

From Middle English feithles, equivalent to faith + -less.

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