irreligious

adjective

ir·re·li·gious | \ ˌir-i-ˈli-jəs

Definition of irreligious

1 : neglectful of religion : lacking religious emotions, doctrines, or practices so irreligious that they exploit popular religion for professional purposes— G. B. Shaw

2 : indicating lack of religion

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religious

Examples of irreligious in a Sentence

raised in an irreligious family where the subject of God was never even discussed

Recent Examples on the Web Throughout his campaign and early in his presidency, the unflappable support of many religious voters for an outwardly irreligious and lascivious politician confounded many in Washington and the media. — Peter Manseau, The New Republic, "What Trump Taught America About the Bible," 18 Sep. 2020 But as more people become irreligious, that’s changing, said Casey Brinck, a self-identifying religious none who serves as director of policy and government affairs at the Secular Coalition for America. — Nicholas Rowan, Washington Examiner, "Religious 'nones' left in obscurity as Trump and Biden focus on faith voters," 15 Sep. 2020 The former is very much a Millennial, at once underachieving, irreligious, and beset by ennui. — Ross Douthat, National Review, "An American Pickle: Seth Rogen’s Traditionalist Comedy," 20 Aug. 2020 Trump, thrice married and irreligious, has lived a life of opulence and publicity. — Karim Sadjadpour, Time, "Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei Is One Despot Trump Might Not Win Over," 3 Oct. 2019 Strict new quotas throttle religious education to the degree that some Hui intellectuals predict their people could become largely irreligious, like most of China, in two or three generations. — Washington Post, "‘Boiling us like frogs’: China’s clampdown on Muslims creeps into the heartland, finds new targets," 20 Sep. 2019 The idea that the Vatican, with its doctrine of papal infallibility, would invite open debate about official religious doctrine shocked religious and irreligious people around the world. — Andre Pagliarini, The New Republic, "Can Married Priests Help Save the Amazon?," 25 June 2019 In Indonesia, for example, social media is encouraging irreligious millennials to become born-again, ultra-orthodox Muslims as part of a movement known as hijrah. — Shoaib Daniyal, Quartz India, "Haleem or Daleem? WhatsApp university fuels debate over Ramzan delicacy," 4 June 2019 If the irreligious ever get serious about flexing their muscles politically, a lot could change in this country, particularly on church-state separation issues. — Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, "Americans With No Religion Greatly Outnumber White Evangelicals," 11 May 2018

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