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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish nebchretem + -ach (compare Irish neamhchreidmheach). By surface analysis, neo- + creidmheach.
Noun
neo-chreidmheach m (genitive singular neo-chreidmhich, plural neo-chreidmhich)
- unbeliever, infidel
- sceptic
Adjective
neo-chreidmheach (comparative neo-chreidmhiche)
- sceptical
- non-religious, non-denominational
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “neo-chreidmheach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN