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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
The laws have been challenged by families representing a variety of religions, including Christianity, Judaism and Hinduism, and clergy, in addition to nonreligious families.
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CBS News, 21 Feb. 2026
Families from a variety of religious backgrounds, including Christianity, Judaism and Hinduism, have challenged the laws, as have clergy members and nonreligious families.
—Hannah Schoenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
The laws have been challenged by families representing a variety of religions, including Christianity, Judaism and Hinduism, and clergy, in addition to nonreligious families.
—ABC News, 20 Feb. 2026
The suit was filed by 15 Texas families with multifaith and nonreligious backgrounds against 14 school districts, including Fort Worth, Arlington, Northwest, Azle and Mansfield ISDs.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2025
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CBS News, 21 Feb. 2026
Families from a variety of religious backgrounds, including Christianity, Judaism and Hinduism, have challenged the laws, as have clergy members and nonreligious families.
—Hannah Schoenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
The laws have been challenged by families representing a variety of religions, including Christianity, Judaism and Hinduism, and clergy, in addition to nonreligious families.
—ABC News, 20 Feb. 2026
The suit was filed by 15 Texas families with multifaith and nonreligious backgrounds against 14 school districts, including Fort Worth, Arlington, Northwest, Azle and Mansfield ISDs.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonreligious
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Purim, a holiday beloved by both religious and secular Jews, takes place in most of the Jewish world starting on Monday night.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Each has pushed to new multi-year highs, reinforcing that leadership within the energy sector remains intact and that the cyclical and secular uptrends are in force.—
Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
2 Mar. 2026
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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
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Stewart’s switch from his usual snark to imitate Colbert’s buffoonery proved how spiteful and irreligious political humor has become since the left’s worship of Barack Obama and subsequent persecution of President Trump.—
Armond White,
National Review,
25 July 2025
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When choosing trees for year-long interest, consider both long-term and temporal sources of color and texture, and think about how these combine with other elements.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
3 Mar. 2026
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The linocut medium itself performs this temporal multiplicity.—
Anel Rakhimzhanova,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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His stories, particularly the later ones, center around the idea that the Universe is a godless cosmos that is entirely indifferent to humanity.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
14 Oct. 2025
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Predictably, the hubbub surrounding the photo was eventually framed as a war between uptight virgins and godless heathens, with a quieter contingent astounded only by the fact that this kind of marketing could still be so effective.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
2 Sep. 2025
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Wild rhythms evoke the rupture of that earth, making way for the pagan rituals that herald the arrival of spring.—
Luis Palomares,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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The group – which touts itself as a pagan collective that worships Norse gods – also took credit for originally catapulting Springfield onto the national stage by amplifying ugly memes about the Haitians.—
Caitlin Hu,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Nonreligious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonreligious. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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