nonreligious
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Another, who identified herself as nonreligious, said avoiding religion while studying historical events would be ridiculous because it was so central to the people participating in those historical events.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
Lamarck’s science was indeed revolutionary for its time, emphasizing nonreligious materialism and imagining a version of evolutionary change.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
“The Constitution and the best of our traditions counsel mutual respect and tolerance, not censorship and suppression, for religious and nonreligious views alike,” he wrote.
From Slate • Oct. 1, 2025
Two-thirds of those who are atheist, agnostic or nonreligious say they personally approve of same-sex relationships, while just over a quarter of those who are Protestant approve.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2024
It is the same rhythmic pattern that drives the only popular nonreligious song of the early thirteenth century still known today: ‘Sumer is icumen in’.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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