Dictionary

irreligious en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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• /ˌɪɹɪˈlɪd͡ʒəs/

Etymology

From Latin irreligiōsus. By surface analysis, ir- + religious.

Meanings

1. Having no relation to religion.
2. Contrary to religious beliefs and practices.
   • [T]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 […] 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling:
3. Contrary to religious beliefs and practices. ▸ In conscious rejection of religion.

Forms

Coordinates

agnostic · agnostic · antireligious · antireligion

Deriveds

irreligiousness

Relateds

irreligiously · irreligiosity · religious

Synonyms

atheistic · laicist · worldly · laicistic · temporal · antireligion · nonreligious · profane · atheist · mundane · civil · earthly · areligious · antireligious · secular · unconsecrated · unsanctified · areligious · irreligious · nonreligious

Translations (37)

ga neamhchráifeach (rejecting religion consciously) · uk нерелігі́йний (rejecting religion consciously) · pt irreligioso (contrary to religious beliefs and practices) · mt irreliġjuż (contrary to religious beliefs and practices) · es irreligioso (contrary to religious beliefs and practices) · de irreligiös (contrary to religious beliefs and practices) · fr irréligieux (having no relation to religion) · uk нерелігі́йний (having no relation to religion) · ga díreiligiúnach (having no relation to religion) · mi whakaponokore (having no relation to religion) · pl niereligijny (having no relation to religion) · fi epäuskonnollinen (rejecting religion consciously) · es irreligioso (having no relation to religion) · fi uskonnonvastainen (contrary to religious beliefs and practices) · fi uskontovastainen (rejecting religion consciously) · ka არარელიგიური (rejecting religion consciously) · hi अधर्मी (contrary to religious beliefs and practices) · he חילוני (rejecting religion consciously) · pl niereligijny (contrary to religious beliefs and practices) · de irreligiös (rejecting religion consciously) · he חילוני (having no relation to religion) · he חופשי (rejecting religion consciously) · fi epäuskonnollinen (having no relation to religion) · fi uskonnoton (having no relation to religion) · he חילוני (contrary to religious beliefs and practices) · fr irréligieux (contrary to religious beliefs and practices) · pl areligijny (having no relation to religion) · fi epäuskonnollinen (contrary to religious beliefs and practices) · he לא דתי (contrary to religious beliefs and practices) · es irreligioso (rejecting religion consciously) · pt irreligioso (rejecting religion consciously) · ga díreiligiúnach (contrary to religious beliefs and practices) · pl niereligijny (rejecting religion consciously) · pt irreligioso (having no relation to religion) · he לא דתי (having no relation to religion) · hi अधर्मी (rejecting religion consciously) · la irreligiōsus (contrary to religious beliefs and practices)