misbeliever

English

Etymology

From Middle English misbilevere, equivalent to misbelieve +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /mɪsbɪˈlivɚ/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /mɪsbɪˈliːvə/

Noun

misbeliever (plural misbelievers)

Someone who holds a bad or wrong belief; a heretic, an unbeliever.
- 1603, John Florio, transl.; Michel de Montaigne, The Essayes, […], printed at London: By Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], OCLC 946730821:
  , II.12:
  We are placed in the country […] where we feare the menaces wherewith she threatneth all mis-beleevers, or follow her promises.

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