I am asking this question because of [this question from Islam.SE](https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/2158/44). > It seems that "unbeliever" can be used for a person "who does not > believe" whereas "disbeliever" can be used for a person "who is > presented and rejected". The prefix "dis" can be used for rejection > (compared to the prefix "un" which can be used for "not" without > rejection). So "disbelieve" seems to imply "making a conscious > decision" to reject/dismiss something. How correct is above explanation. Can someone explain in more detail what is, if any, the difference between those two words?