irreligious
adjective
ir·re·li·gious
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Definition of irreligious
1
: neglectful of religion : lacking religious emotions, doctrines, or practices
so irreligious that they exploit popular religion for professional purposes— G. B. Shaw
2
: indicating lack of religion
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Synonyms & Antonyms for irreligious
Synonyms
godless, nonreligious, religionless
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Examples of irreligious in a Sentence
raised in an irreligious family where the subject of God was never even discussed
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The idea that the Vatican, with its doctrine of papal infallibility, would invite open debate about official religious doctrine shocked religious and irreligious people around the world. — Andre Pagliarini, The New Republic, "Can Married Priests Help Save the Amazon?," 25 June 2019 In Indonesia, for example, social media is encouraging irreligious millennials to become born-again, ultra-orthodox Muslims as part of a movement known as hijrah. — Shoaib Daniyal, Quartz India, "Haleem or Daleem? WhatsApp university fuels debate over Ramzan delicacy," 4 June 2019 If the irreligious ever get serious about flexing their muscles politically, a lot could change in this country, particularly on church-state separation issues. — Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, "Americans With No Religion Greatly Outnumber White Evangelicals," 11 May 2018 And our country’s rapidly fragmenting political and cultural landscape casts frightening shadows when held up against a Church that continues its choppy engagement with an increasingly irreligious West. — Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, "Will Pope Francis Cause a Schism in the Catholic Church?," 7 Sep. 2015 These early modern thinkers were not irreligious men; in fact, many of them were deeply pious, devoted to the Catholic or Reformed church. — Steven Nadler, Time, "How to Fix American Stupidity," 12 Sep. 2017 These early modern thinkers were not irreligious men — Steven Nadler, Time, "How to Fix American Stupidity," 12 Sep. 2017 The Haitian slave revolt at the turn of the 19th century was instigated by and for Christianized Africans, although whites depicted those seeking their freedom as irreligious savages. — Andrew Lawler, Smithsonian, "Muslims Were Banned From the Americas as Early as the 16th Century," 7 Feb. 2017 Modern liberalism draws much of its strength from younger Americans — Millennials who are more irreligious than their forebears. — Jeff Cimmino, National Review, "Sanders, Ossoff, and the Hopeless Dream of a Religious Left," 13 July 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'irreligious.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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irreligious
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of irreligious
formal
: not believing in or practicing any religion
: having or showing a lack of respect for religion
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