Irreligious
adjective
Not religious, not following or respecting religious beliefs.
His irreligious attitude shocked the entire congregation.
Often appears as...
- irreligious views
- irreligious behavior
adjective
Not showing respect for a religion.
His irreligious comments were condemned by the community.
Often appears as...
- irreligious remarks
- irreligious gestures
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Not religious, not following or respecting religious beliefs.
His irreligious attitude shocked the entire congregation.
Often appears as...
- irreligious views
- irreligious behavior
adjective
Not showing respect for a religion.
His irreligious comments were condemned by the community.
Often appears as...
- irreligious remarks
- irreligious gestures
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Impersonal Tone
Use 'irreligious' to describe a non-religious stance in a neutral or factual manner.
Despite his parents' faith, he grew up irreligious.
Pro Tip 2/3Respect in Context
'Irreligious' itself isn't rude, but context can make it seem critical of someone's belief.
Calling someone irreligious can be seen as judgmental in certain cultures.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Atheism
'Irreligious' doesn't mean atheist; it implies indifference more than disbelief in deities.
He's irreligious; he doesn't go to church or talk about gods.
Pro Tip 1/3Impersonal Tone
Use 'irreligious' to describe a non-religious stance in a neutral or factual manner.
Despite his parents' faith, he grew up irreligious.
Pro Tip 2/3Respect in Context
'Irreligious' itself isn't rude, but context can make it seem critical of someone's belief.
Calling someone irreligious can be seen as judgmental in certain cultures.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Atheism
'Irreligious' doesn't mean atheist; it implies indifference more than disbelief in deities.
He's irreligious; he doesn't go to church or talk about gods.
Pro Tip 1/3Impersonal Tone
Use 'irreligious' to describe a non-religious stance in a neutral or factual manner.
Despite his parents' faith, he grew up irreligious.
Pro Tip 2/3Respect in Context
'Irreligious' itself isn't rude, but context can make it seem critical of someone's belief.
Calling someone irreligious can be seen as judgmental in certain cultures.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Atheism
'Irreligious' doesn't mean atheist; it implies indifference more than disbelief in deities.
He's irreligious; he doesn't go to church or talk about gods.
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Quote examples
Lobsang Tenzin
Tibetan Leader
I do not think any religion encourages intolerance. Intolerance is the biggest mental defilement, and every religion tries to remove this defilement. So we must understand that whenever there is intolerance, this comes from an irreligious mind. It is not created by religion, and it is not in the mind of the religious person.
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Isabella Bird
English Explorer
In Japan, the people preserve their temples for their exquisite beauty, and there are a great many sincere Buddhists; but China is irreligious: a nation of atheists or agnostics, or slaves of impious superstitions. In an extended tramp among temples, I have not seen a single male worshiper or a thing to please the eye.
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Elliott Abrams
American Lawyer
From its earliest days in the nineteenth century, and until the Holocaust, the Orthodox rabbinate in eastern Europe was not enthusiastic about the Zionist movement, which at the time was led by irreligious Jews.
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Rodney Stark
American Theologian
For one, thing, the media are dominated by the irreligious. So are universities.
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Michael J. Knowles
American Author
A miserable politics awaits us when the irreligious rot flows downstream.
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G. Willow Wilson
American Writer
I don't think there's something inherently irreligious about comics.
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Lobsang Tenzin
Tibetan Leader
I do not think any religion encourages intolerance. Intolerance is the biggest mental defilement, and every religion tries to remove this defilement. So we must understand that whenever there is intolerance, this comes from an irreligious mind. It is not created by religion, and it is not in the mind of the religious person.
Quote examples
Isabella Bird
English Explorer
In Japan, the people preserve their temples for their exquisite beauty, and there are a great many sincere Buddhists; but China is irreligious: a nation of atheists or agnostics, or slaves of impious superstitions. In an extended tramp among temples, I have not seen a single male worshiper or a thing to please the eye.
Quote examples
Elliott Abrams
American Lawyer
From its earliest days in the nineteenth century, and until the Holocaust, the Orthodox rabbinate in eastern Europe was not enthusiastic about the Zionist movement, which at the time was led by irreligious Jews.
Quote examples
Rodney Stark
American Theologian
For one, thing, the media are dominated by the irreligious. So are universities.
Quote examples
Michael J. Knowles
American Author
A miserable politics awaits us when the irreligious rot flows downstream.
Quote examples
G. Willow Wilson
American Writer
I don't think there's something inherently irreligious about comics.
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