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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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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.
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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
Some nonreligious customs of celebration include eating certain treats, giving children gifts of chocolate coins and playing with a dreidel.
—Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Dec. 2024
The move prompted a coalition of parents — Jewish, Christian, Unitarian Universalist and nonreligious — to sue the state in federal court.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
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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
Some nonreligious customs of celebration include eating certain treats, giving children gifts of chocolate coins and playing with a dreidel.
—Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Dec. 2024
The move prompted a coalition of parents — Jewish, Christian, Unitarian Universalist and nonreligious — to sue the state in federal court.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonreligious
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At the same time, global polarization around topics like migration and climate change has only grown since 2013, showing the limits of his influence in secular life.—
Sophie Hills,
Christian Science Monitor,
24 Apr. 2025
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The rumor that any secular art form was of the devil was easier to believe than a young Black man from Hazelhurst, Mississippi finding God through his guitar rather than the church.—
Taryn Finley,
Refinery29,
23 Apr. 2025
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The camerlengo also administers the goods and temporal rights of the Holy See until a new pope is chosen.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Apr. 2025
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Unlike image or text generation, music operates within strict temporal and structural constraints.—
Rowan Briggs,
Mercury News,
18 Apr. 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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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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“Nonreligious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonreligious. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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