NONRELIGIOUS Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

nonreligious

adjective

ˌnän-ri-ˈli-jəs

Definition of nonreligious

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 French officials and many educators say secularism in public schools and other institutions protects less observant and nonreligious people from pressure while leaving everyone free to worship in private. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026 Because Saudi Arabia had not yet been opened to nonreligious tourists—that happened in 2019—many visitors to the country were pilgrims, who didn’t expect flashy meals. — Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026 According to the study, more than 97% of religious respondents and 80% of nonreligious respondents said they had been spiritually moved, inspired or comforted by online content. — City News Service, Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026 More than two dozen families from a range of religious and nonreligious backgrounds are challenging the mandate across 22 Texas school districts. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for nonreligious

Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonreligious

Adjective

His father's death during World War II influenced his pursuit of the ministry even amid the officially atheistic communist regime of the Soviet Union, according to his obituary on the OCU website.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
But there has been a recent rise in secular congregations that explicitly mimic religious organizations and rituals to celebrate atheistic worldviews.

— Jacqui Frost, The Conversation, 11 Jan. 2024

Definition of atheistic

Adjective

Some younger attendees on Saturday said Leo's humane tone and emphasis on care for the vulnerable resonated beyond the faithful in their secular country as people grapple with a turbulent world.

— ISABEL DEBRE, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
The most vociferous opposition has come from Avigdor Lieberman, head of the right-wing secular Yisrael Beiteinu party.

— Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of secular

Adjective

Because materialism had an irreligious connotation, Hattem says it was left out of the national conversation until the Gilded Age of the 1920s, when people start saying the quiet part out loud.

— Cari Shane, USA Today, 25 June 2026
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

Definition of irreligious

Adjective

Meanwhile, real data infrastructure applies temporal reasoning, asking not just who an entity is, but precisely when that information was valid.

— Filip Popovic, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Distance is often flattened in horror through spatial-temporal confusion.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of temporal

Adjective

Up to that point, America’s external enemy—the godless Soviets—gave the movement coherence and urgency.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2026
Sometimes this was committed to good, such as the Marshall Plan and the Peace Corps, and sometimes to ill, as in a series of military blunders meant to quash godless Communism.

— Jim Rasenberger, The Atlantic, 4 July 2026

Definition of godless

Adjective

Still, further research is needed to fully explain the motives and rationale behind the reuse of pagan tombs and sarcophagi during the medieval Christian period, Roffey told CNN in an email.

— Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026
Long used in pagan rituals and spell casting—typically placed on dedicated altars—candles are seen as the bridge between the physical and spiritual realms.

— Francesca Perry, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026