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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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
But he adds nothing to the discussion unless it be the coupling of the disbelief in witchcraft with the "Atheisme and Irreligion that overflows the land."
From A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 by Notestein, Wallace
Excessive vanity and inordinate ambition are spoken of as weaknesses rather than as sins; even covetousness itself, though a hateful passion, yet, if not extreme, scarcely presents the face of Irreligion.
From A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians, in the Middle and Higher Classes in this Country, Contrasted with Real Christianity. by Wilberforce, William
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
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