irreligion
Americannoun
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lack of religion.
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hostility or indifference to religion; impiety.
noun
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lack of religious faith
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indifference or opposition to religion
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Etymology
Origin of irreligion
First recorded in 1585–95, irreligion is from the Latin word irreligiōn- (stem of irreligiō ). See ir- 2, religion
Example Sentences
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An Introductory Address, intended as a Defence of the Medical Profession against the charge of Irreligion and Infidelity; with Thoughts on the Truth and Importance of Natural Religion.
From North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 by Bache, Franklin
Irreligion -- N. irreligion†, indevotion†; godlessness, ungodliness &c. adj.; laxity, quietism. skepticism, doubt; unbelief, disbelief; incredulity, incredulousness &c. adj.†; want of faith, want of belief; pyrrhonism; bout &c.
From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark
After the council at Salamanca when great churchmen cried Irreligion and even Heresy upon me, I searched all Scripture and drew testimony together.
From 1492 by Johnston, Mary
Irreligion, dissoluteness, and pessimism—supposed naturally to go together—could never prosper; they were incompatible with efficiency.
From Character and Opinion in the United States by Santayana, George
Irreligion is followed by fanaticism, and fanaticism by irreligion, alternately and perpetually.
From Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection by Landor, Walter Savage
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