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unreligious

[ uhn-ri-lij-uhs ]

adjective

  1. having no connection with or relation to religion; neither religious nor irreligious; nonreligious:

    His thinking, while unreligious, did not oppose religion.



unreligious

/ ˌʌnrɪˈlɪdʒəs /

adjective

  1. another word for irreligious
  2. secular
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌunreˈligiously, adverb
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Other Words From

  • unre·ligious·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of unreligious1

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; un- 1, religious
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Example Sentences

I’m unreligious and find them to be hypocrites.

I am not “unreligious,” but I have always felt that population control should be the goal of every country.

The family was committedly unreligious.

I was reared in an unreligious household, so most friends are surprised to find a Bible on my shelf.

Being completely unreligious—and presumably not worrying much about any kind of afterlife—didn’t seem to stop them from enjoying this life.

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