אֶפִּיקוֹרֵס
epikores
Religious / SynagogueMeaningSomeone who does not believe in God or the main ideas of the Jewish religion.
HistoryThis word comes from the name of a Greek thinker named Epicurus who lived a very long time ago. Some of his ideas were very different from Jewish beliefs, so his name came to mean someone who does not follow the Jewish religion or believe in God.
Example
His grandfather was a big non-believer, but he became religious.
