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 of irreligious
Gift-giving and receiving divorced from the commemoration of the incarnation of Jesus Christ are lamented by conservatives as evidence of an increasing irreligious population.
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Miles Smith Iv, National Review, 24 Dec. 2022
Rivals, especially conservatives, initially dismissed him as a crude-mouthed, irreligious philanderer with little to offer besides celebrity and questionable business bona fides.
—Dallas News, 15 Nov. 2022
The brothers profess surprise at the presence of a Protestant minister, their father having dabbled in Buddhism, briefly converted to Judaism, and otherwise been thoroughly irreligious.
—Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Oct. 2022
Then again, Nietzsche (with his famously irreligious views) might seem as curious a presence in a monastic library as a cartoon tiger.
—oregonlive, 14 May 2022
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Miles Smith Iv, National Review, 24 Dec. 2022
Rivals, especially conservatives, initially dismissed him as a crude-mouthed, irreligious philanderer with little to offer besides celebrity and questionable business bona fides.
—Dallas News, 15 Nov. 2022
The brothers profess surprise at the presence of a Protestant minister, their father having dabbled in Buddhism, briefly converted to Judaism, and otherwise been thoroughly irreligious.
—Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Oct. 2022
Then again, Nietzsche (with his famously irreligious views) might seem as curious a presence in a monastic library as a cartoon tiger.
—oregonlive, 14 May 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irreligious
Adjective
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Shortly after hearing the stories of brave and faithful LGBTQ Catholics in Uganda, Pope Francis smartly and compassionately used his voice to warn against the unjust and godless laws.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Apr. 2025
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Compared with the heavenly bliss promised at the end of Revelation, Byron’s godless planet was bleak stuff indeed.—
Jennifer Szalai,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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From a nonreligious perspective, the sense of reverent occasion is palpable, rippling out from Rome.—
Raven Smith,
Vogue,
7 May 2025
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Researchers asked more than 2,000 people from various religious and nonreligious backgrounds to write about their experiences with karma — the belief that good deeds are rewarded, and bad actions are punished — and a common through-line of their responses emerged.—
Kameryn Griesser,
CNN Money,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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This attempt to turn back the clock included the purging of Christian texts from schools, the conversion of Christian churches into pagan temples, and religious persecution as it had been practiced in centuries past.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
22 Feb. 2025
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Over time, my conquistadors retired, and my pagan temples got demolished to make way for grocery stores.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
12 Feb. 2025
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“Irreligious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irreligious. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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