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But think not, because we are less passive to destiny, we are rebellious against Deity; because we are boldly self-reliant, we are, therefore, irreligiously defiant.

From Essays Æsthetical by Calvert, George H. (George Henry)

The sermon is irreligiously long; and you are nodding—in a doze!

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 266, July 28, 1827 by Various

She was twenty-five, very pretty, and most irreligiously devoted to shooting and hunting.

From Historical Mysteries by Lang, Andrew