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| Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922. |
| Class IV. Words Relating to the Intellectual Faculties |
| Division (I) Formation of Ideas |
| Section V. Results of Reasoning |
| 485. Unbelief. Doubt. |
| NOUN: | UNBELIEF, disbelief, misbelief; discredit, miscreance or miscreancy [archaic]; infidelity (irreligion) [See Irreligion]; wrangling, ergotism [rare]; dissent [See Dissent]; change of opinion [See Belief]; retractation [See Tergiversation]. DOUBT (uncertainty) [See Uncertainty]; skepticism or scepticism, misgiving, demur; distrust, mistrust; misdoubt, suspicion, jealousy, scruple, qualm; onus probandi [L.]. INCREDIBILITY, incredibleness, incredulity, unbelievability. AGNOSTIC, skeptic or sceptic; unbeliever [See Incredulity]. |
| VERB: | DISBELIEVE, discredit; not believe [See Belief]; misbelieve; refuse to admit (dissent) [See Dissent]; refuse to believe (incredulity) [See Incredulity]. DOUBT; be doubtful (uncertain) [See Uncertainty]; doubt the truth of; be skeptical as to &c. adj.; diffide [obs.], distrust, mistrust; suspect, smoke, scent, smell, smell a rat [colloq.], have -, harbor -, entertain- -doubts, - suspicions; have one’s doubts. throw doubt upon, raise a question; bring -, call- in question; question, challenge; dispute; deny [See Negation]; cause -, raise -, start -, suggest -, awake- a -doubt, - suspicion; cavil, wrangle, ergotize [rare]. DEMUR, stick at, pause, hesitate, shy at, scruple; stop to consider, waver. hang in suspense, hang in doubt. STAGGER, startle; shake -, stagger- one’s -faith, - belief. |
| ADJECTIVE: | UNBELIEVING; skeptical or sceptical, incredulous -, skeptical- as to; distrustful of, shy of, suspicious of; doubting &c. v. DOUBTFUL (uncertain) [See Uncertainty]; disputable; unworthy -, undeserving- of -belief [See Belief]; questionable; suspect [archaic], suspicious; open to -suspicion, - doubt; staggering, hard to believe, incredible, unbelievable, not to be believed, inconceivable. FALLIBLE (uncertain) [See Uncertainty]; undemonstrable; controvertible (untrue) [See Error]. |
| ADVERB: | WITH CAUTION, cum grano salis [L.]; with grains of allowance. |
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