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as in atheistic
lacking religious emotions, principles, or practices
grew up in a nonreligious family
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as in secular
not involving religion or religious matters
a display of nonreligious holiday decorations on municipally owned property
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Recent Examples of nonreligious
Our respondents included Christian, Jewish, Muslim and nonreligious individuals.
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Denise Daniels, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2025
Others are young professionals, retired teachers, Republicans and Democrats, and religious and nonreligious people who are experienced in cross-cultural communication and jumping in for the first time.
—Carissa Zaffiro, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
Melina Cohen is the communications director for American Atheists, a national nonprofit working to protect civil rights, advance political equality, achieve social inclusion, and empower atheists and other nonreligious people through advocacy, education, and community building.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
What many of us nonreligious Americans do take issue with are religious displays that are sanctioned or funded by the government, or when one group is given preferential treatment over the rest of us.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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Denise Daniels, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2025
Others are young professionals, retired teachers, Republicans and Democrats, and religious and nonreligious people who are experienced in cross-cultural communication and jumping in for the first time.
—Carissa Zaffiro, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
Melina Cohen is the communications director for American Atheists, a national nonprofit working to protect civil rights, advance political equality, achieve social inclusion, and empower atheists and other nonreligious people through advocacy, education, and community building.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
What many of us nonreligious Americans do take issue with are religious displays that are sanctioned or funded by the government, or when one group is given preferential treatment over the rest of us.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonreligious
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Listen to this article New York lawmakers are brokering a deal that would delay and weaken educational requirements for religious schools — a major setback for yeshiva reform advocates who believe all students should receive some secular instruction, the Daily News has learned.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2025
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Furthermore, protesting in the streets is not violence, calling for peace in Palestine is not extremism, and thinking that a secular state of Israel is the best way to attain a peaceful accommodation in Palestine is not anti-Jewish.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
2 May 2025
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Although the Inouye Solar Telescope began operating from its perch on the Hawaiian volcano Haleakala in 2022, the addition of its latest key piece of equipment provides a major boost to its spatial, temporal, and spectral resolution to the most powerful telescope of its kind in the world.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
24 Apr. 2025
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All the while, amid this cultural and temporal span, Moss has been stepping out in looks that speak to her expansive and most dominant role—as a style icon across multiple eras.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
7 Mar. 2025
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Silverstein had a much different experience growing up, given the fact that his parents were both Baalei teshuva (irreligious Jews who become more observant later in life).—
Josh Weiss,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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Finishing off the top 5 is religious flick The Forge with an irreligious weekend take-home of $6.6.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
25 Aug. 2024
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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
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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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As de Kort tells Live Science, these treasures were buried in several deposits that might have constituted offerings to a pagan god—possibly Wodan, the Germanic persona of the Norse god Odin.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 Feb. 2025
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“Nonreligious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonreligious. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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