unreligious
Americanadjective
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having no connection with or relation to religion; neither religious nor irreligious; nonreligious.
His thinking, while unreligious, did not oppose religion.
adjective
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another word for irreligious
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secular
Other Word Forms
- unreligiously adverb
Etymology
Origin of unreligious
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; un- 1, religious
Example Sentences
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I am not “unreligious,” but I have always felt that population control should be the goal of every country.
From Seattle Times
The family was committedly unreligious.
From New York Times
I was reared in an unreligious household, so most friends are surprised to find a Bible on my shelf.
From New York Times
Being completely unreligious—and presumably not worrying much about any kind of afterlife—didn’t seem to stop them from enjoying this life.
From Time
The comparatively low levels of inequality in those unreligious Nordic nations likely play a role too.
From Time
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