irreligious

[ ir-i-lij-uhs ]

adjective

1. not religious; not practicing a religion and feeling no religious impulses or emotions.
2. showing or characterized by a lack of religion.
3. showing indifference or hostility to religion:

   irreligious statements.

   Synonyms: ungodly, sacrilegious, profane

Other Words From

• irre·ligious·ly adverb
• irre·ligious·ness ir·re·lig·i·os·i·ty [ir-i-lij-ee-, os, -i-tee], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of irreligious¹

From the Latin word irreligiōsus, dating back to 1555–65. See ir- ², religious

Example Sentences

But those themes do not satisfy certain paradoxical values that also make up the conservative mindset: a rather irreligious appetite for worldly possessions, and the desire for a pseudo-empirical justification for greed.

From Salon

They are not going to hold him to account for his heresies or irreligious pronouncements, because they don’t truly believe he is religious anyway, and they don’t care.

From Salon

Trump, being so obviously irreligious, may initially seem like an odd choice to turn the U.S. into a Christian version of a country like Iran, where laws are based on far-right interpretations of religious texts.

From Salon

“It’s not the revolution that turned some into atheists or irreligious; the revolution gave them the freedom and courage to speak up,” said Elmihy.

From Seattle Times

But irreligious activists don’t just advocate for their specific causes; they have long pushed for other social justice issues like caste and gender equality.

From Seattle Times