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Meanings of disbelieving in English

Denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion.

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Usage of disbelieving in English
1
We will comply.' With an effort, he pulled a disbelieving Bars aside.
Return of the Crimson Guard
2
So if I start disbelieving him, I'd have to start disbelieving others.
Rock and Ice Magazine
3
Some muttered insults and accusations, whilst others merely looked shocked and disbelieving.
Roma Victrix
4
Liberation will be won through simply not disbelieving it upon hearing it.
The tibetan book of the dead
5
He went on to discuss the entire position of the disbelieving cleric.
The Soul of a Bishop
6
Thymara exchanged a disbelieving glance with Sylve, but neither girl said anything.
Rain Wild Chronicles 02 - Dragon Haven
7
But Boabdil seems to have made the mistake of disbelieving Ferdinand's rhetoric.
1492 the year our world began
8
We see stunned, confused, disbelieving reactions as people listen to their tapes.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
9
Willoughby turned and stared at her, disbelieving the evidence of his ears.
The Four Feathers
10
We have shown him the way, whether he be grateful or disbelieving.
Three Translations of The Koran (Al-Qur'an) side by side
11
The usual throngs of tourists were augmented by armies of the disbelieving.
The Irish Times
12
She did not dream of disbelieving them, or of underestimating their significance.
The Bent Twig
13
I'm not sure if it's a mocking laugh or a disbelieving one.
Allegiant
14
It serves me right for disbelieving what my grandson, Firm Gundry, said.
Erema; Or, My Father's Sin
15
Karrin's gaze flicked toward me for an instant, disbelieving and then resolute.
Skin Game
16
Zosima walked toward him while looking at me with wide, disbelieving eyes.
Cleopatra's Moon
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United States of America
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