antireligious

Definition of antireligiousnext

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Adjective
  • This story is told by an unnamed narrator, an irreligious woman who has joined the nuns as a lay resident after her faith in environmental advocacy crumbled.
    Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
  • And even the irreligious Bill de Blasio would join parishioners at the cathedral.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Their woke and godless neighbors — who own televisions and don’t know how to discipline their kids — are a different story.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 18 May 2026
  • Far too pure for the sinners who run this godless theocracy.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Many other traditionalists have made a version of Scruton’s critique, insisting that contemporary art reflects self-indulgent, relativistic, and impious tendencies.
    Luis Parrales, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
  • While no formal announcement has been made to update its longstanding alcohol ban, Andrew Leber of Tulane University said this is in line with the Kingdom’s past approach to such potentially impious reforms.
    Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Adjective
  • Daily prayers and Bible study sessions are strictly regimented for the children; cellphones, computer games and secular music, among many other things, are verboten.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 18 May 2026
  • Marrone leads Liguori Academy, a private, secular high school and credit-recovery program in Kensington.
    Kerry McDonald, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Adjective
  • The French had said the British were faithless.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
  • When this inquiry was relayed to the Trump Administration, one Administration official told me last month, it was interpreted as a signal that Anthropic, which was then renegotiating its own contract with the federal government, was perhaps a faithless partner.
    Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Borderline blasphemous, for an undrafted rookie.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
  • And all this on top of his blasphemous depiction of himself as Jesus Christ.
    Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • But this unholy union isn’t completely in the clear yet, and there are still several potential regulatory and practical roadblocks that could stop it from coming to fruition.
    Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Whichever ways the judicial winds blow, Madigan’s unholy alliance with ComEd is a scandal that takes its place among the worst in the lengthy and disgraceful pantheon of political corruption in Illinois.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • At Rock Around the Shop, the store will feature a mix of apparel, accessories and souvenirs that capture the irreverent energy of the ride.
    Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
  • The Boys – Season 5 (Prime Video) Things have gone from bad to worse in the final season of The Boys, Prime Video’s irreverent superhero satire about America succumbing to charismatic despots and fascistic opportunists.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
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“Antireligious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antireligious. Accessed 21 May. 2026.

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