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Definition of Infidelity

1. Noun. The quality of being unfaithful.

Definition of Infidelity

1. n. Want of faith or belief in some religious system; especially, a want of faith in, or disbelief of, the inspiration of the Scriptures, of the divine origin of Christianity.

Definition of Infidelity

1. Noun. Unfaithfulness in marriage or other moral obligation. ¹

2. Noun. Lack of religious belief. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Infidelity

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Infidelity

Literary usage of Infidelity

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The New Englander by William Lathrop Kingsley (1883)
"Let it suffice for the present that infidelity is charged with being recreant to these ... The unfaithful spirit of infidelity reacts upon the individual, ..."

2. The Reformation by George Park Fisher (1906)
"Whether Protestantism fosters infidelity or not is a question which can be more intelligently considered hereafter. It may be observed here, however, ..."

3. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1796)
"... part of the Age of Infidelity which we gave to the fir(t part, Tee Rev. ... The Age of Infidelity. Part II. ..."

4. The Spectator: Corrected from the Originals by Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele (1827)
"Infidelity has been attacked with so good success of late years, that it is driven out of all its out-works. The atheist has not found his post tenable, ..."

5. The Harleian Miscellany: Or, A Collection of Scarce, Curious, and by William Oldys, John Malham (1810)
"... STATE OF RELIGION, With Regard to the late excessive Growth of Infidelity, Heresy, ... you such an account of the progress of infidelity, heresy, ..."

6. The British Essayists edited by Alexander Chalmers (1808)
"'As folly and inconsiderateness are the foundations of infidelity, the great pillars ... Infidelity has been attacked with so good success of late years, ..."

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