irreligious

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English

Etymology

By surface analysis, ir- +‎ religious.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɪɹɪˈlɪd͡ʒəs/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪdʒəs

Adjective

irreligious (comparative more irreligious, superlative most irreligious)

  1. Having no relation to religion.
    Synonyms: nonreligious, areligious
    Coordinate terms: antireligious, antireligion (not the same, just as "not black" or "not female" does not equal "anti-black" or "anti-female")
    Coordinate term: agnostic
  2. Contrary to religious beliefs and practices.
    • 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling:
      he virtuous reader may condemn her for showing too great regard to a base-born infant, to which all charity is condemned by law as irreligious []
    1. In conscious rejection of religion.
      Synonyms: antireligious, antireligion, atheistic, atheist
      Coordinate term: agnostic

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