Part 5815

<hw>In"fi*del</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>infidelis</ets>; pref. <ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>fidelis</ets> faithful, fr. <ets>fides</ets> faith: cf. F. <ets>infid\'8ale</ets>. See <er>Fidelity</er>.]</ety> <def>Not holding the faith; -- applied esp. to one who does not believe in the inspiration of the Scriptures, and the supernatural origin of Christianity.</def>

<blockquote>The <b>infidel</b> writer is a great enemy to society. <i>V. Knox.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Infidel</h1> <Xpage=759>

<hw>In"fi*del</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who does not believe in the prevailing religious faith; especially, one who does not believe in the divine origin and authority of Christianity; a Mohammedan; a heathen; a freethinker.</def>

<note>&hand; <i>Infidel</i> is used by English writers to translate the equivalent word used Mohammedans in speaking of Christians and other disbelievers in Mohammedanism.</note>

<syn>Syn. -- <er>Infidel</er>, <er>Unbeliever</er>, <er>Freethinker</er>, <er>Deist</er>, <er>Atheist</er>, <er>Sceptic</er>, <er>Agnostic</er>.</syn> <usage> An <i>infidel</i>, in common usage, is one who denies Christianity and the truth of the Scriptures. Some have endeavored to widen the sense of <i>infidel</i> so as to embrace atheism and every form of unbelief; but this use does not generally prevail. A <i>freethinker</i> is now only another name for an <i>infidel</i>. An <i>unbeliever</i> is not necessarily a <i>dis</i>believer or infidel, because he may still be inquiring after evidence to satisfy his mind; the word, however, is more commonly used in the extreme sense. A <i>deist</i> believes in one God and a divine providence, but rejects revelation. An <i>atheist</i> denies the being of God. A <i>sceptic</i> is one whose faith in the <i>credibility of evidence</i> is weakened or destroyed, so that religion, to the same extent, has no practical hold on his mind. An <i>agnostic</i> remains in a state of suspended judgment, neither affirming nor denying the existence of a personal Deity.</usage>

<h1>Infidelity</h1> <Xpage=759>

<hw>In`fi*del"i*ty</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Infidelities</plw> <tt>(<?/)</tt></plu>. <ety>[L. <ets>infidelitas</ets>: cf. F. <ets>infid\'82lit\'82</ets>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>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.</def>

<blockquote>There is, indeed, no doubt but that vanity is one of the principal causes of <b>infidelity</b>. <i>V. Knox.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Unfaithfulness to the marriage vow or contract; violation of the marriage covenant by adultery.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Breach of trust; unfaithfulness to a charge, or to moral obligation; treachery; deceit; <as>as, the <ex>infidelity</ex> of a servant</as>.</def> "The <i>infidelity</i> of friends."

<i>Sir W. Temple.</i>

<h1>Infield</h1> <Xpage=759>

<hw>In*field"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To inclose, as a field.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Infield</h1> <Xpage=759>

<hw>In"field`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Arable and manured land kept continually under crop; -- distinguished from <i>outfield</i>.</def> <mark>[Scotland]</mark>

<i>Jamieson.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Baseball)</fld> <def>The diamond; -- opposed to <i>outfield</i>. See <er>Diamond</er>, <tt>n.</tt>, 5.</def>

<h1>Infile</h1> <Xpage=759>

<hw>In*file"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To arrange in a file or rank; to place in order.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Holland.</i>

<h1>Infilm</h1> <Xpage=759>

<hw>In*film"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To cover with a film; to coat thinly; <as>as, to <ex>infilm</ex> one metal with another in the process of gilding; to <ex>infilm</ex> the glass of a mirror.</as></def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Infilter</h1> <Xpage=759>

<hw>In*fil"ter</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t. & i.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Infiltered</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Infiltering</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf. <er>Infiltrate</er>.]</ety> <def>To filter or sift in.</def>

<h1>Infiltrate</h1> <Xpage=759>

<hw>In*fil"trate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Infiltrated</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Infiltrating</er> <tt>(?)</tt>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Pref. <ets>in-</ets> + <ets>filtrate</ets>: cf. F, <ets>s'infiltrer</ets>. Cf. <er>Infilter</er>.]</ety> <def>To enter by penetrating the pores or interstices of a substance; to filter into or through something.</def>