commonly used in the extreme sense. A deist believes in one God and a divine providence, but rejects
revelation. An atheist denies the being of God. A sceptic is one whose faith in the credibility of evidence
is weakened or destroyed, so that religion, to the same extent, has no practical hold on his mind. An
agnostic remains in a state of suspended judgment, neither affirming nor denying the existence of a
personal Deity.
Infidelity
(In`fi*del"i*ty) n.; pl. Infidelities [L. infidelitas: cf. F. infidélité.]
1. 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.
There is, indeed, no doubt but that vanity is one of the principal causes of infidelity.
V. Knox. 2. Unfaithfulness to the marriage vow or contract; violation of the marriage covenant by adultery.
3. Breach of trust; unfaithfulness to a charge, or to moral obligation; treachery; deceit; as, the infidelity of a
servant. "The infidelity of friends." Sir W. Temple.
Infield
(In*field") v. t. To inclose, as a field. [R.]
Infield
(In"field`) n.
1. Arable and manured land kept continually under crop; — distinguished from outfield. [Scotland] Jamieson.
2. (Baseball) The diamond; — opposed to outfield. See Diamond, n., 5.
Infile
(In*file") v. t. To arrange in a file or rank; to place in order. [Obs.] Holland.
Infilm
(In*film") v. t. To cover with a film; to coat thinly; as, to infilm one metal with another in the process
of gilding; to infilm the glass of a mirror. [R.]
Infilter
(In*fil"ter) v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Infiltered; p. pr. & vb. n. Infiltering.] [Cf. Infiltrate.] To
filter or sift in.
Infiltrate
(In*fil"trate) v. i. [imp. & p. p. Infiltrated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Infiltrating ] [Pref. in- + filtrate: cf.
F, s'infiltrer. Cf. Infilter.] To enter by penetrating the pores or interstices of a substance; to filter into
or through something.
The water infiltrates through the porous rock.
Addison. Infiltrate
(In*fil"trate), v. t. To penetrate gradually; — sometimes used reflexively. J. S. Mill.
Infiltration
(In`fil*tra"tion) n. [Cf. F. infiltration.]
1. The act or process of infiltrating, as of water into a porous substance, or of a fluid into the cells of an
organ or part of the body.
2. The substance which has entered the pores or cavities of a body. Addison.
Calcareous infiltrations filling the cavities.
Kirwan. Fatty infiltration. (Med.) See under Fatty. — Infiltration gallery, a filter gallery.
Infiltrative
(In*fil"tra*tive) a. Of or pertaining to infiltration. Kane.
Infinite
(In"fi*nite) a. [L. infinitus: cf. F. infini. See In- not, and Finite.]
