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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
In Forrest County, Mississippi, a lawsuit allowed inmates to receive nonreligious books.
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James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Groups including the American Civil Liberties Union and Americans United for the Separation of Church and State are representing the plaintiffs, a group of both religious and nonreligious families who want to stop the law.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
The laws have been challenged by families representing a variety of religions, including Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism and clergy, in addition to nonreligious families.
—Arkansas Online, 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
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James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Groups including the American Civil Liberties Union and Americans United for the Separation of Church and State are representing the plaintiffs, a group of both religious and nonreligious families who want to stop the law.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
The laws have been challenged by families representing a variety of religions, including Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism and clergy, in addition to nonreligious families.
—Arkansas Online, 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonreligious
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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
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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
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Many in the insular ultra-Orthodox community fear that military service would expose young people to secular influences.—
Melanie Lidman,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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On trips to Spain this month and France in September, Leo will find thousands of young people like her in these traditionally Catholic but now staunchly secular countries, where historic churches are abundant and Mass attendance is sparse.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 June 2026
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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
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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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These areas included the prefrontal cortex, cingulate cortex, parietal and temporal cortices, and the amygdala, which are involved in pain processing, emotional regulation, and cognition.—
Stephanie Anderson Witmer,
Health,
2 June 2026
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His head sustained a small temporal fracture and a small brain bleed.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
23 May 2026
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Given a brutal emphasis by Senator Joseph McCarthy, the interrogative made Cold Warriors prone to seeing godless Communism on the march everywhere.—
Wyatt Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
2 June 2026
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Their woke and godless neighbors — who own televisions and don’t know how to discipline their kids — are a different story.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
18 May 2026
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Glenn Turner, the former owner of a pagan and metaphysical shop, is running as a member of the Green Party.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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For decades, the Georgia Guidestones were nothing more than kitschy roadside Americana – a curiosity people visited for fun, intrigue, and the occasional pagan ritual.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Nonreligious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonreligious. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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