neo-chreidmheach

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• neo-chreideach

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)

1. unbeliever, infidel
2. sceptic

Related terms

• neo-chreidmheachd

Adjective

neo-chreidmheach (comparative neo-chreidmhiche)

1. sceptical
2. non-religious, non-denominational

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “neo-chreidmheach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN