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; see origin at un- 1, religious
Example Sentences
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I was reared in an unreligious household, so most friends are surprised to find a Bible on my shelf.
From New York Times • Feb. 6, 2018
Now, the eccentric Jones and Evans – of Showstoppers and Loretta Maine fame – bring to the free fringe an "interactive, digital improv" version of that unreligious event.
From The Guardian • Jul. 15, 2013
They’re not unreligious, necessarily, but their faith, if any, is somewhere offscreen.
From Time • Mar. 5, 2013
But his fans among the unreligious and the atheists were also happy just to relish the poetry of his lyrics and the idiosyncrasy of his voice.
From Reuters • Nov. 21, 2012
He may be unreligious, and scoff at churches and all that, but he has the most rigid, cast-iron, inelastic conscience that I ever came across.
From The Lady of the Decoration by Little, Frances, [pseud.]
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