Disbelieving (Adjective)
Meaning
Denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion; "a skeptical approach to the nature of miracles".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The disbelieving attitude of many scientists towards supernatural phenomena has led to some lively debates in the scientific community.
- Her disbelieving tone made it clear that she didn't think the priest was being honest about the church's financial troubles.
- The disbelieving looks on the faces of the congregation suggested that they were struggling to accept the pastor's unconventional interpretation of the scriptures.
- After years of personal struggles, he had developed a disbelieving outlook on life that made it difficult for him to trust others.
- The disbelieving scholar argued that the story of the miracle was simply a metaphorical interpretation of natural events rather than an actual divine intervention.