irreligious

[ ir-i-lij-uhs ]

/ ˌɪr ɪˈlɪdʒ əs /

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adjective

not religious; not practicing a religion and feeling no religious impulses or emotions.

showing or characterized by a lack of religion.

showing indifference or hostility to religion: irreligious statements.

Nearby words

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

Origin of irreligious

From the Latin word irreligiōsus, dating back to 1555–65. See ir-², religious

SYNONYMS FOR irreligious

3 profane, sacrilegious, ungodly.

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Related forms

ir·re·li·gious·ly, adverbir·re·li·gious·ness, ir·re·lig·i·os·i·ty

[ir-i-lij-ee-os-i-tee] /ˌɪr ɪˌlɪdʒ iˈɒs ɪ ti/, noun

Can be confused

irreligious sacrilegious unreligious

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Examples from the Web for irreligious

For irreligious people, this is a potential outrage of the first order.
Gay Marriage Vs. the First Amendment|James Poulos|August 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He is irreligious in the conventional sense, but his world teems with beliefs.
Nigeria’s Larger-Than-Life Nobel Laureate Chronicles a Fascinating Life|Chimamanda Adichie|August 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Akkari and Laban had long been disaffected with life in Denmark, a country they saw as louche and irreligious.
The Repentant Radical|Michael Moynihan|September 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The party of Obama is increasingly unmarried and irreligious, a shift that could help the GOP build a new majority.
Why Demographic Shifts on Religion and Marriage Could Doom the Democratic Party|Michael Medved|November 22, 2011|DAILY BEAST

In this regard, the Democratic Party faces an obvious challenge with its majorities of the unmarried and the irreligious.
Why Demographic Shifts on Religion and Marriage Could Doom the Democratic Party|Michael Medved|November 22, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Some years ago a very thoughtless and irreligious family near my home lived on the bank of a certain stream.
Life and Labors of Elder John Kline, the Martyr Missionary|John Kline
The Vestiges, like its more famous successor, was violently attacked as irreligious.
A History of Nineteenth Century Literature (1780-1895)|George Saintsbury
Tragedies, plays, and all irreligious expressions and sentiments are sacredly prohibited.
The History of Dartmouth College|Baxter Perry Smith
He was a wealthy and benevolent man, but his works were irreligious.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
It had been so much the fashion to consider him as irreligious, that one would say that even his friends were of the same opinion.
My Recollections of Lord Byron|Teresa Guiccioli

British Dictionary definitions for irreligious

irreligious

/ (ˌɪrɪˈlɪdʒəs) /

adjective

lacking in, indifferent to, or opposed to religious faith

Derived Forms

irreligiously, adverbirreligiousness, noun

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