vantrú

See also: vantru

Icelandic

Etymology

From van- (“too little, lacking in, short of”) +‎ trú (“religion, believe; faith”), from Old Norse vantrú. Cognates with Danish vantro.

Noun

vantrú f (genitive singular vantrúar, no plural)

  1. disbelief, a lack of faith ant. syn.
  2. no confidence, a lack of confidence
    Ég hef vantrú á þessu.
    I have no confidence in this.

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Derived terms
Derived terms
  • meðferðarvantrú (nihilism, therapeutic nihilism)
  • vantrúa
  • vantrúaralda
  • vantrúarauga
  • vantrúarblandinn
  • vantrúarbros
  • vantrúarfullur
  • vantrúarglott
  • vantrúarhreimur
  • vantrúarmaður
  • vantrúarseggur
  • vantrúarsvipur
  • vantrúaður
  • vantrúnaður
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