Unfaith

Unfaith
Unfaith Un*faith", n. Absence or want of faith; faithlessness; distrust; unbelief. [R.] [1913 Webster]

Faith and unfaith can ne'er be equal powers: Unfaith in aught is want of faith in all. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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