Antireligious
of, relating to, or concerned with :
a religious holiday.
imbued with or exhibiting ; pious; devout; godly:
a religious man.
scrupulously faithful; conscientious:
religious care.
pertaining to or connected with a monastic or religious order.
appropriate to or to sacred rites or observances.
a member of a religious order, congregation, etc.; a monk, friar, or nun.
the religious, devout or religious persons:
Each year, thousands of the religious make pilgrimages to the shrine.
Contemporary Examples
As an atheist, his antireligious tract, God Is Not Great, is elegant but derivative.
How Will Hitchens Be Remembered? Jason Cowley December 15, 2011
Historical Examples
And this purpose was a religious one—that of counteracting the antireligious developments of Science.
The Behavior of Crowds Everett Dean Martin
Not even visits from Uncle Ingemar could make him change his antireligious ways.
The Status Civilization Robert Sheckley
And as antireligious as they both were, they came to church and ordered a church service for Brightman.
Warren Commission (8 of 26): Hearings Vol. VIII (of 15) The President’s Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
adjective
opposed to religious ideas, beliefs, and organizations: antireligious propaganda
adjective
of, relating to, or concerned with religion
pious; devout; godly
(as collective noun; preceded by the): the religious
appropriate to or in accordance with the principles of a religion
scrupulous, exact, or conscientious
(Christianity) of or relating to a way of life dedicated to religion by the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, and defined by a monastic rule
noun
(Christianity) a member of an order or congregation living by such a rule; a monk, friar, or nun
adj.
c.1200, “devout, pious, imbued with or expressive of religious devotion,” from Anglo-French religius, Old French religious (12c., Modern French religieux) and directly from Latin religiosus, from religio (see religion). Meaning “pertaining to religion” is from 1530s. Transferred sense of “scrupulous, exact” is recorded from 1590s. Related: Religiousness.
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