IRRELIGIOUS Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

irreligious

adjective

ˌir-i-ˈli-jəs

as in atheistical

lacking religious emotions, principles, or practices raised in an irreligious family where the subject of God was never even discussed

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Recent Examples on the Web Please note that ~20% of the population rejects an afterlife, a higher proportion than those who are irreligious, or atheists or agnostics. —

Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 13 Sep. 2010 Similarly, Catholics have been the biggest contributors in the past decade to the irreligious segment of Americans. —

Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 25 June 2010 Conservative religiosity is of course not a requirement for autocracy – just look at the previous era of Russian autocracy, which was decidedly irreligious. —

Jill Filipovic, CNN, 21 Feb. 2023 This is the hard part for many intellectuals, religious or irreligious, to understand. —

Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 25 Apr. 2013 See all Example Sentences for irreligious

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