irreligion

[ ir-i-lij-uhn ]

/ ˌɪr ɪˈlɪdʒ ən /

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noun

lack of religion.

hostility or indifference to religion; impiety.

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Origin of irreligion

First recorded in 1585–95, irreligion is from the Latin word irreligiōn- (stem of irreligiō). See ir-², religion

OTHER WORDS FROM irreligion

ir·re·li·gion·ist, noun

Words nearby irreligion

irrelative, irrelevance, irrelevancy, irrelevant, irrelievable, irreligion, irreligious, irremeable, irremediable, irremissible, irremovable

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How to use irreligion in a sentence

Perhaps also greater liberty of thought and speech caused irreligion to take a more avowed and visible form.
The English Church in the Eighteenth Century|Charles J. Abbey and John H. Overton
Yet let no one think that irreligion is advocated in this book.
Lavengro|George Borrow
His flippancy and irreligion as he grew old alarmed the Comtesse de Gramont, who was very devout, for the safety of his soul.
Court Beauties of Old Whitehall|W. R. H. Trowbridge
That writer was not far wrong who asserted that irreligion is but one form of the insanity which is born of immoral living.
The War Upon Religion|Rev. Francis A. Cunningham

The collision in the drama is not at all between "bigoted churchmanship" and evangelicalism, but between irreligion and religion.
George Eliot's Life, Vol. I (of 3)|George Eliot

British Dictionary definitions for irreligion

irreligion

/ (ˌɪrɪˈlɪdʒən) /

noun

lack of religious faith

indifference or opposition to religion

Derived forms of irreligion

irreligionist, noun

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